Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
नामरूपं च भूतानां कृत्यानां च प्रपञ्चनम् / वेदशब्देभ्य एवादौ निर्ममे स महेश्वरः
nāmarūpaṃ ca bhūtānāṃ kṛtyānāṃ ca prapañcanam / vedaśabdebhya evādau nirmame sa maheśvaraḥ
Ngay từ thuở ban sơ, Maheśvara đã tạo dựng cõi hiển lộ—cả danh và sắc của muôn loài, cùng sự phân bày của các hành vi và nghi lễ—quả thật chỉ từ âm thanh của Veda mà thôi.
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account of creation centered on Maheśvara/Iśvara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Iśvara (Maheśvara) as the originating intelligence who projects the world as nāma–rūpa; the manifest cosmos is dependent on the Supreme, while the Supreme stands prior to and beyond the manifested differentiation.
The verse points to Veda-śabda as a primary revelatory principle; in a Yoga context this supports mantra-oriented contemplation (śabda-brahman upāsanā), where disciplined recitation and inward absorption into sacred sound becomes a means to align the mind with Iśvara.
By attributing cosmic origination to Maheśvara while the Kurma Purana overall integrates Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frames, it supports a non-sectarian reading: the supreme Iśvara who creates through sacred sound is ultimately one, approached through Śiva or Viṣṇu names and forms.