Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 47
Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany
तत्राससाद योगात्मा विष्णुना सह विश्वकृत् / तेजसा पूरयन् विश्वं भाति देवो महेश्वरः
tatrāsasāda yogātmā viṣṇunā saha viśvakṛt / tejasā pūrayan viśvaṃ bhāti devo maheśvaraḥ
وہیں یوگ کی روح، عالم کا خالق مہیشور، وِشنو کے ساتھ جلوہ فرما ہوا؛ اور اپنے تَیج سے کائنات کو بھر کر دیوتا مہیشور درخشاں ہو اٹھا۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the Ishvara-Gita section, describing the theophany of Maheshvara in the presence of Vishnu)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By portraying Maheshvara as “yogātmā” and as the one whose tejas pervades the entire cosmos, the verse implies a supreme reality that is both the inner yogic essence and the all-pervading luminous ground of existence.
The verse emphasizes the yogic state as an ontological reality—Maheshvara himself is “the soul of Yoga.” In the Ishvara-Gita frame, this supports meditation on the Lord’s all-pervading tejas (luminous presence) as a contemplative method aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner absorption (samādhi).
It depicts non-competitive unity: Maheshvara is shown seated “together with Vishnu,” while radiating cosmic tejas—an Ishvara-Gita hallmark of Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where the supreme divinity is honored through both names and forms.