Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
एकीभावेन पश्यन्ति योगिनो ब्रह्मवादिनः / त्वामनाश्रित्य विश्वात्मन् न योगी मामुपैष्यति / पालयैतज्जगत् कृत्स्नं सदेवासुरमानुषम्
ekībhāvena paśyanti yogino brahmavādinaḥ / tvāmanāśritya viśvātman na yogī māmupaiṣyati / pālayaitajjagat kṛtsnaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam
برہمن کے عارف یوگی یکانیت کے بھاو سے آپ ہی کو دیکھتے ہیں۔ اے وِشو آتما، آپ کی پناہ کے بغیر کوئی یوگی مجھے نہیں پا سکتا۔ اس لیے دیوتا، اسور اور انسانوں سمیت اس سارے جگت کی حفاظت کیجیے۔
A devotee-sage addressing the Supreme Lord (Ishvara identified with Lord Kurma/Vishnu, in Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as Viśvātman, the Universal Self, realized by Brahmavādins through ekībhāva—seeing reality in oneness rather than duality.
The verse emphasizes īśvara-āśraya (taking refuge in the Lord) as essential for yogic attainment; without divine support and surrender, yogic realization does not culminate in reaching the Supreme.
By framing the Supreme as one Ishvara who is approached through Brahman-realization and yoga, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance where sectarian boundaries soften into a single non-dual Lord.