Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 195
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
नारायणस्त्वं जगतामथादिः पितामहस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च / वेदान्तगुह्योपनिषत्सु गीतः सदाशिवस्त्वं परमेश्वरो ऽसि
nārāyaṇastvaṃ jagatāmathādiḥ pitāmahastvaṃ prapitāmahaśca / vedāntaguhyopaniṣatsu gītaḥ sadāśivastvaṃ parameśvaro 'si
Ngài là Nārāyaṇa, cội nguồn nguyên sơ của muôn thế giới. Ngài là Pitāmaha (Brahmā) và cũng là Prapitāmaha. Ngài là Đấng được ca tụng trong các Upaniṣad bí mật—trái tim ẩn mật của Vedānta. Ngài là Sadāśiva; Ngài là Parameśvara, Đấng Tối Thượng.
A devotee/sage offering stuti (hymn of praise) within the Kurma Purana narrative frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies one Supreme reality as the first cause and inner doctrine of the Upaniṣads—one Lord appearing as Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, and Sadāśiva—implying a single, all-grounding Self/Īśvara behind all manifestations.
The verse points to Upaniṣadic (Vedāntic) contemplation: meditation on the one Parameśvara as the source and indwelling reality. In Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, this supports īśvara-dhyāna and jñāna-informed bhakti aligned with Pāśupata-style devotion to the Supreme.
It explicitly equates Nārāyaṇa with Sadāśiva and Parameśvara, presenting Shiva and Vishnu as names and forms of the same Supreme Lord rather than competing deities.