Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
अथाण्डभेदान्निपपात शीतलं महाजलं तत् पुण्यकृद्भिश्चजुष्टम् / प्रवर्तते चापि सरिद्वरा तदा गङ्गेत्युक्ता ब्रह्मणा व्योमसंस्था
athāṇḍabhedānnipapāta śītalaṃ mahājalaṃ tat puṇyakṛdbhiścajuṣṭam / pravartate cāpi saridvarā tadā gaṅgetyuktā brahmaṇā vyomasaṃsthā
Rồi khi trứng vũ trụ vỡ ra, khối nước mênh mông, mát lạnh ấy đổ xuống—được những người tạo công đức yêu quý và nương tựa. Bấy giờ dòng sông tối thượng bắt đầu tuôn chảy; an trụ giữa hư không, nàng được Phạm Thiên đặt danh là “Gaṅgā”.
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta tradition) describing the cosmic origin of the Gaṅgā
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames sacred reality as emerging from a cosmic order governed by Brahmā’s ordinance; the Gaṅgā becomes a visible sign of a higher, purifying principle that supports dharma and inner purification.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; its yoga-implication is purity (śauca) and puṇya through contact with sacred waters—supporting sādhana by preparing the body-mind for mantra, japa, and contemplative discipline emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
This verse does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic vision by presenting a shared purāṇic cosmology where divine functions (creation, naming, sanctification) cooperate in establishing tirtha-based paths of purification.