Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
आसामन्यतमां चाथ भावनां भावयेद् बुधः / अशक्तः संश्रयेदाद्यामित्येषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः
āsāmanyatamāṃ cātha bhāvanāṃ bhāvayed budhaḥ / aśaktaḥ saṃśrayedādyāmityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ
于是智者应修习其中最普遍的观修；若力不能及，当依止最初的所依（第一种）——此乃吠陀圣闻（śruti）之宣示。
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic-Vedic instruction within the Kurma Purana’s opening discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It points to a “most universal” contemplation—an inward, non-sectarian focus on the fundamental ground of being—while also allowing devotionally taking refuge in the primordial source as an accessible entry to the same truth.
It emphasizes bhāvanā (systematic contemplative cultivation). If subtle universal meditation is difficult, it recommends a practical upāya: śaraṇāgati—reliance on the primordial support (ādyā), aligning with Purāṇic Yoga where devotion stabilizes concentration.
By prescribing a “most universal” contemplation and refuge in the primordial source rather than a narrow sectarian object, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where the supreme principle can be approached through shared Ishvara-devotion across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames.