Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
तिस्त्रस्तु मूर्तयः प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः / रजः सत्त्वतमोयोगात् परस्य परमात्मनः
tistrastu mūrtayaḥ proktā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ / rajaḥ sattvatamoyogāt parasya paramātmanaḥ
Ba hình tướng được tuyên thuyết là Brahmā, Viṣṇu và Maheśvara, phát sinh do sự phối hợp của rajas, sattva và tamas trong Đấng Tối Thượng—Paramātman.
Narratorial/teaching voice within the Kurma Purana’s doctrinal exposition (attributed in tradition to Lord Kūrma’s instruction stream)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents the Paramātman as the ultimate basis from which the three divine functions/personae are expressed, with the guṇas serving as the explanatory principle for differentiated manifestation.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it supplies a metaphysical framework (triguṇa theory) that later supports yoga-practice by guiding discernment (viveka) beyond sattva-rajas-tamas toward the Supreme.
It places Viṣṇu and Maheśvara alongside Brahmā as co-manifest forms grounded in the one Paramātman, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative, non-sectarian Shaiva–Vaiṣṇava theology.