Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
आगर्भसंभवादाद्यात् कार्यं तेनाप्रमादतः / अकुर्वाणस्तु विप्रेन्द्रा भ्रूणहा तु प्रजायते
āgarbhasaṃbhavādādyāt kāryaṃ tenāpramādataḥ / akurvāṇastu viprendrā bhrūṇahā tu prajāyate
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Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta/compilers) addressing sages (viprendrāḥ)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as vigilance and non-harm (ahiṃsā) beginning from conception; such ethical restraint is treated in the Purāṇic worldview as a prerequisite for inner purity that supports realization of the Self.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it emphasizes disciplined attentiveness (apramāda) and non-violence as foundational restraints that later support tapas, japa, and yogic practice found more explicitly in the Kurma Purana’s later teachings (including the Ishvara Gita context).
It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it presents a shared dharmic ethic—protection of life and avoidance of grave sin—that underlies the Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.