Deity

俱利摩

कूर्मKūrma

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十大化身

What the texts say

In the Kurma Purana, Kurma (Kūrma) is honoured as Vishnu, the God of gods, who has assumed the form of the Tortoise. Kurma Purana 1.51.35 The Bhagavata Purana tells how Kurma served as a resting place for Mount Mandara, the rod with which the gods and demons churned the Ocean of Milk for nectar. Bhagavatam 2.7.13 There, the mountain scratches his back, and the ocean tides are said to imitate his breathing ever since. Bhagavatam 12.13.2 The Kurma Purana also says that after the world dissolves, the earth appears resting upon the back of the Tortoise. Kurma Purana 2.43.23 That Purana is spoken by Kurma himself, who tells the sages what he once told King Indradyumna. Kurma Purana 1.2.1 The Garuda Purana lists Kurma among ten names, from Matsya to Kalki, that the wise should always remember. Garuda Purana 2.30.37

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Every verse that names 俱利摩, book by book.

  1. Kurma Purana

    597 verses · 79 chapters

    All 597 verses in the Kurma Purana
    • 1.11.1

      如是，在《圣龟摩往世书》六千颂之《集成》前分中——此章开启。龟摩尊者言：既已创造波利支等诸仙，诸神之神、祖父梵天与其意生诸子同修无上苦行。

    • 1.2.1

      如是，在《圣库尔摩普拉那》六千颂本中，前分第一章至此结束。圣库尔摩曰：“诸位仙圣，当听我所说：你们为世间利益而问我之事。我将尽皆宣示，正如我曾对因陀罗迦昙那王所说。”

    • 1.1.99

      圣龟摩（Śrī Kūrma）说道：“他如此发问，我为欲施恩于我的信奉者，便向你们这些最胜仙人，如法而详尽地宣说了一切。”

  2. Skanda Purana

    118 verses · 49 chapters

    All 118 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 6.1.271.311

      龟神（Kūrma）说道：“有一位名为罗摩沙（Lomaśa）的婆罗门圣仙，比我更为古老。人们传闻（我亦亲见）他依止于河岸而住。”

    • 1.2.10.40

      龟说道：大王啊，请聆听这神圣的故事；仅以听闻，罪垢便得消灭。此叙述甘美无比，充满湿婆的伟大功德（māhātmya）。

    • 1.2.11.1

      龟（Kūrma）说道：往昔我曾为一位“二次生”的婆罗门，名闻为商陀利耶（Śāṇḍilya）。大王啊，我在童年嬉戏之时，曾亲手造作一物。

  3. Padma Purana

    42 verses · 34 chapters

    All 42 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 6.253.17

      同样在艾因德拉杜姆纳和库尔玛，在辛哈德里山和卡拉维拉卡；在卡希、普拉亚加、索姆亚，以及在萨拉格拉玛山上——（在那里获得神圣功德）。

    • 1.3.29

      于是他了知当现毗湿奴之相，为以自身神威托举大地，便入于另一身——野猪之身（婆罗诃），如先前曾示现鱼与龟等化身。

    • 1.4.43

      在诸天与达那婆的力量中央，于乳海之中，至福的主——哈利自身——安住为龟形（库尔摩）。

  4. Agni Purana

    26 verses · 22 chapters

    All 26 verses in the Agni Purana
    • 1.1.14

      （主）化现为摩蹉（Matsya）、俱尔摩（Kūrma）等诸化身，宣说关于创生、再创生、族系谱牒、诸摩奴时代（Manvantara），以及王朝世系与其事迹的记述。

    • 1.2.17

      凯舍瓦自鱼（化身）之始护持诸吠陀。其后，及至野猪劫（Varāha-kalpa）来临，哈利化现为龟（库尔摩）之形。

    • 1.3.1

      今开第三章：“俱尔摩（龟）化身之描述”。阿耆尼言：“我将宣说俱尔摩化身；闻之能灭罪。昔日诸天与阿修罗交战，诸天为代底耶所败。”

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Key chapters

The chapters where 俱利摩 matters most.

  1. Devī-tattva, Śakti-Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla-Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

    Kurma Purana 1.11 · 68 verses

  2. Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti

    Kurma Purana 1.2 · 23 verses

  3. Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching (Iśvara-Gītā Prelude)

    Kurma Purana 1.1 · 22 verses

  4. Liṅgasaptaka-pratiṣṭhā and Indradyumna’s Fame: The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Narrative (लिङ्गसप्तक-माहात्म्यं तथा इन्द्रद्युम्न-कीर्तिः)

    Skanda Purana 6.1.271 · 17 verses

  5. Dialogue of Indradyumna and the Tortoise Mantharaka

    Skanda Purana 1.2.10 · 16 verses

  6. Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

    Kurma Purana 2.44 · 11 verses

  7. Varnāśrama-Krama, Vairāgya as the Ground of Saṃnyāsa, and Brahmārpaṇa Karma-yoga

    Kurma Purana 1.3 · 9 verses

  8. Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara (Hari-Hara Samanvaya)

    Kurma Purana 1.9 · 9 verses

  9. Madhu-Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti-Trimūrti Teaching

    Kurma Purana 1.10 · 8 verses

  10. Naimittika-pralaya and the Theology of Kāla: Seven Suns, Saṃvartaka Fire, Flood, and Varāha Kalpa

    Kurma Purana 2.43 · 8 verses

Key episodes

  1. The Churning of the Ocean (Samudra Manthan)

    Bhagavatam 8.5-8.10

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