Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 94
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
तद्विष्णोरिति मन्त्रेण सूक्तेन पुरुषेण तु / नैताभ्यां सदृशो मन्त्रो सूक्तेन पुरुषेण तु / नैताभ्यां सदृशो मन्त्रो वेदेषूक्तश्चतुर्ष्वपि
tadviṣṇoriti mantreṇa sūktena puruṣeṇa tu / naitābhyāṃ sadṛśo mantro sūktena puruṣeṇa tu / naitābhyāṃ sadṛśo mantro vedeṣūktaścaturṣvapi
Nhờ thần chú mở đầu bằng “tad viṣṇoḥ” và nhờ thánh ca Puruṣa-sūkta—trong bốn bộ Veda không có thần chú nào sánh bằng hai điều ấy. Quả thật, giữa mọi lời Veda, không thần chú nào có thể so với “tad viṣṇoḥ” và Puruṣa-sūkta.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages/seekers on Vedic praise and contemplative recitation
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By exalting the Puruṣa-sūkta and the “tad viṣṇoḥ” mantra, the verse points to the Supreme as the all-pervading Cosmic Person (Puruṣa/Nārāyaṇa) whose “highest abode” is the ultimate reality to be contemplated—aligning devotion with metaphysical realization.
The practice implied is mantra-japa and śravaṇa/manana of Vedic sūktas: reciting and contemplating the “tad viṣṇoḥ” mantra and Puruṣa-sūkta as supports for dhyāna (meditation), leading the mind toward the Supreme Pada (highest state).
Although explicitly praising Viṣṇu-mantra and the Puruṣa-sūkta, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats the Supreme Puruṣa as the one reality revered through multiple divine forms; thus Vedic praise of Viṣṇu functions as praise of the same Highest Lord honored in Shaiva-Pāśupata frameworks.