Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
यतीनां यतचित्तानां न्यासिनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् / हैरण्यगर्भं तत् स्थानं यस्मान्नावर्तते पुनः
yatīnāṃ yatacittānāṃ nyāsināmūrdhvaretasām / hairaṇyagarbhaṃ tat sthānaṃ yasmānnāvartate punaḥ
Đó là cảnh giới—cõi Hiraṇyagarbha—được các ẩn sĩ tự chế, bậc hiền triết nhiếp tâm và người xuất ly đã thăng hoa sinh lực chứng đạt; từ trạng thái ấy không còn trở lại nữa.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to a transcendent, non-returning state reached through inner mastery; the Atman-realization implied here is marked by freedom from rebirth and stability in a higher, subtle principle (Hiraṇyagarbha).
Mind-restraint (yama-like discipline), renunciation (nyāsa/sannyāsa), and ūrdhva-retas—sublimation of vital energy through brahmacarya and yogic containment—are presented as direct means to a non-returning attainment.
Though Vishnu (as Lord Kūrma) speaks, the emphasis on ascetic yoga, renunciation, and liberation aligns with Shaiva-Pāśupata soteriology, reflecting the Purana’s synthetic, non-sectarian spiritual framework.