Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
ब्रह्माणं विदधे पूर्वं भवन्तं यः सनातनः / वेदांश्च प्रददौ तुभ्यं सो ऽयमायाति शङ्करः
brahmāṇaṃ vidadhe pūrvaṃ bhavantaṃ yaḥ sanātanaḥ / vedāṃśca pradadau tubhyaṃ so 'yamāyāti śaṅkaraḥ
Đấng Vĩnh Cửu xưa kia đã lập ngươi làm Phạm Thiên và ban các Veda cho ngươi—chính Ngài là Śaṅkara, nay đang đến nơi đây.
A narrator/sage addressing Brahmā (contextual identification within Purva-bhaga discourse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It points to a single Eternal source who empowers cosmic functions (creating Brahmā and granting the Vedas), indicating one supreme reality manifesting as the Lord behind all divine roles.
No specific technique is named; the emphasis is theological contemplation (īśvara-smṛti)—meditating on the one Lord as the giver of Vedic wisdom and the ordainer of creation, a foundation for later Pāśupata-oriented devotion and discipline in the Kurma Purana.
It supports a synthetic, non-sectarian reading: the Eternal Lord who governs creation and revelation is identified as Śaṅkara, aligning divine supremacy with Śiva while maintaining the Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava unity framework.