Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
मन्मयं त्वन्मयं चैव सर्वमेतन्न संशयः / भवान् सोमस्त्वहं सूर्यो भवान् रात्रिरहं दिनम्
manmayaṃ tvanmayaṃ caiva sarvametanna saṃśayaḥ / bhavān somastvahaṃ sūryo bhavān rātrirahaṃ dinam
یہ سب کچھ مجھ سے بھی اور آپ سے بھی بھرپور ہے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ آپ سوم (چاند) ہیں، میں سورج؛ آپ رات ہیں، میں دن۔
Lord Shiva (as the Supreme Ishvara) addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari) — a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis passage within the Ishvara Gita section
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a non-dual vision where the one Supreme Reality is expressed as mutually-pervading forms (“me” and “you”), showing that apparent opposites (Sun/Moon, day/night) are complementary manifestations within the same all-pervading Self.
The verse supports a contemplative practice of bheda-buddhi-nivṛtti (removal of difference-notion): meditating on paired opposites as expressions of one Ishvara, a key orientation for Pashupata-style inner absorption (samādhi) and steady equanimity.
It depicts Shiva and Vishnu as non-separate powers of the same Supreme Ishvara, mutually pervading the cosmos—an explicit Shaiva-Vaishnava unity where divine functions appear as complementary polarities rather than rival deities.