Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
स तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा जगन्नाथो वृषध्वजः / व्याजहार तदा पुत्रं समालोक्य जनार्दनम्
sa tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā jagannātho vṛṣadhvajaḥ / vyājahāra tadā putraṃ samālokya janārdanam
Nghe lời ấy, Chúa tể của vũ trụ—Đấng mang biểu tượng con bò—bấy giờ cất lời với người con, đồng thời nhìn về Janārdana.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration introducing a speech by the Lord)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It signals a unified Supreme Lord through overlapping epithets—Jagannātha and Janārdana—hinting that the same ultimate Reality is addressed through different divine names, a hallmark of the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology.
No specific practice is taught in this line; it functions as a narrative transition into instruction, the kind of setup often used before dharma-upadeśa and yoga-śāstra teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline) in the Kurma Purana.
By using the Śaiva-leaning epithet vṛṣadhvaja together with the Vaiṣṇava name Janārdana, it reflects the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis—one Supreme spoken of through Śiva- and Viṣṇu-associated identifiers.