Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा विष्णुर्दानवमर्दनः / अपश्यदीश्वरं देवं ज्वलन्तं विमले ऽम्भसि
tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā viṣṇurdānavamardanaḥ / apaśyadīśvaraṃ devaṃ jvalantaṃ vimale 'mbhasi
Nghe lời ấy, Viṣṇu—đấng nghiền nát loài Dānava—liền thấy Đức Īśvara, Thần linh, đang bừng cháy huy hoàng trong làn nước tinh khiết không vẩn đục.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Viṣṇu’s vision of Īśvara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Īśvara as directly knowable through vision when conditions are purified—symbolized by “spotless waters”—implying that the Supreme is self-luminous (jvalantam) and revealed to a refined consciousness.
The verse emphasizes purification as a prerequisite for divine realization: inner and outer śuddhi (purity) leading to darśana (direct apprehension). In Kurma Purana’s broader yogic frame, such purity supports dhyāna and samādhi-like clarity where Īśvara becomes manifest.
Although Viṣṇu is the seer here, the object of vision is Īśvara—often Shaiva-coded—signaling the Purana’s non-sectarian stance: the Supreme Lord transcends names and is approachable within both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva theological language.