Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
यः स्वपित्यखिलं भूत्वा प्रद्युम्नेन सह प्रभुः / नारायणाख्यो ब्रह्मासौ प्रिजासर्गं करोति सः
yaḥ svapityakhilaṃ bhūtvā pradyumnena saha prabhuḥ / nārāyaṇākhyo brahmāsau prijāsargaṃ karoti saḥ
Đấng Chúa Tể ấy, trở thành chính Tự Ngã và là Cha của muôn loài, cùng với Pradyumna, được gọi là Nārāyaṇa—chính Ngài là Brahmā, và Ngài phát khởi sự tạo sinh các hữu tình (sáng tạo dòng giống).
Sūta (narratorial voice) conveying Purāṇic cosmology in the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the inner Self and universal progenitor—one reality that becomes the ground of all beings and also functions as the creator (Brahmā) for the sake of manifestation.
This verse is primarily cosmogonic rather than procedural; its practical implication for yoga is contemplative: meditate on the one Lord as both immanent Self and transcendent cause, a theme that later supports Kurma Purana’s Ishvara-centered disciplines (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and knowledge).
By emphasizing a single Lord who assumes multiple cosmic functions (e.g., Nārāyaṇa as Brahmā), it aligns with the Purāṇa’s synthetic approach where divine roles are complementary and ultimately rooted in one supreme Ishvara beyond sectarian division.