Shloka 26
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
इत्येष भगवान् रुद्रः संहारं कुरुते वशी / स्थापिका मोहनी शक्तिर्नारायण इति श्रुतिः
ityeṣa bhagavān rudraḥ saṃhāraṃ kurute vaśī / sthāpikā mohanī śaktirnārāyaṇa iti śrutiḥ
یوں قادرِ مطلق بھگوان رُدر سنہار کرتا ہے؛ مگر جو قائم رکھنے والی اور موہ میں ڈالنے والی شکتی ہے، شروتی اسے ‘نارائن’ کہتی ہے۔
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/Indradyumna-context on the unity of divine functions
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies a single supreme governance expressed through distinct cosmic functions: Rudra as the power of dissolution and Nārāyaṇa as the Veda-attested foundational power that establishes and, through māyā-like śakti, veils—pointing to one Reality operating via śakti.
The verse supports the Kurma Purana’s yogic discernment (viveka): the practitioner recognizes mohanī-śakti (delusive power) as a cosmic principle and turns inward through śiva-bhakti/īśvara-dhyāna to transcend its veiling effects—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented renunciation of भ्रम (delusion).
It presents complementary, non-competitive roles: Rudra executes saṃhāra, while Nārāyaṇa is affirmed by Śruti as the establishing, māyā-bearing śakti—teaching functional unity within a single divine order.