Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
ब्रह्मोवाच नमस्ते ऽस्तु महादेव नमस्ते परमेश्वर / नमः शिवाय देवाय नमस्ते ब्रह्मरूपिणे
brahmovāca namaste 'stu mahādeva namaste parameśvara / namaḥ śivāya devāya namaste brahmarūpiṇe
梵天说道：“礼敬于你，摩诃提婆；礼敬于你，至上自在天。顶礼湿婆，神圣之主；礼敬于你——具足梵（Brahman）之形相者。”
Brahma
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Śiva “brahmarūpin” (of the form of Brahman), the verse equates the personal Lord with the impersonal absolute, implying that the Supreme Self is ultimately Brahman and is approachable as Īśvara (Śiva).
No specific technique is taught in this line; it models bhakti as a yogic limb—reverent salutation (namas) and īśvara-pranidhāna (devotional surrender to the Lord), which supports inner concentration and purification.
The verse frames Śiva as Parameśvara and identical with Brahman, a key Kurma Purana move toward non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme reality can be praised as Śiva (and elsewhere as Viṣṇu/Kūrma) without contradiction at the level of Brahman.