Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
स त्वं ममाग्रजः पुत्रः सृष्टिहेतोर्विनिर्मितः / ममैव दक्षिणादङ्गाद् वामाङ्गात् पुरुषोत्तमः
sa tvaṃ mamāgrajaḥ putraḥ sṛṣṭihetorvinirmitaḥ / mamaiva dakṣiṇādaṅgād vāmāṅgāt puruṣottamaḥ
Chính ngươi là người con sinh trước của Ta, được tạo tác vì nhân duyên của sự sáng tạo. Từ chính thân Ta, ngươi đã xuất hiện—từ chi phần bên phải và bên trái—hỡi Đấng Tối Thượng Nhân (Puruṣottama).
A creator-figure (Prajāpati/Brahmā in the creation narrative) addressing a progeny/emanation within the sṛṣṭi context
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling the addressed one “Puruṣottama” while also describing emergence from the divine body, the verse frames creation as an emanative act: the Supreme remains transcendent yet appears as progeny for sustaining cosmic order.
No explicit practice is taught in this verse; its yogic implication is contemplative—meditating on the Supreme as both immanent (present as the source of beings) and transcendent (the “Puruṣottama”), a theme later systematized in Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented teachings.
While neither name appears directly, the epithet “Puruṣottama” and the emanation-style cosmology support the Purana’s synthetic theology: the one Supreme is the inner source of creation, a framework compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava unity emphasized across the text.