Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
सो ऽपि योगं समास्थाय ससर्ज विविधं जगत् / नारायणाख्यो भगवान् यथापूर्वं प्रिजापतिः
so 'pi yogaṃ samāsthāya sasarja vividhaṃ jagat / nārāyaṇākhyo bhagavān yathāpūrvaṃ prijāpatiḥ
他亦安住于瑜伽定境，化生出多样的宇宙世界。那位名为那罗延（Nārāyaṇa）的至福世尊，如同往昔诸劫一般，再次成为众生之主（Prajāpati）。
Sūta (narrator) recounting the cosmogonic teaching within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue framework
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as Bhagavān who, remaining established in Yoga (inner sovereignty and unbroken awareness), manifests the universe without losing transcendence—implying a Self that is both immanent creator and unchanged ground across cycles.
The verse highlights samāsthāya-yoga—firm abidance in Yoga—suggesting creation (and spiritual mastery) arises from stabilized concentration and union (yoga) rather than from agitation; it aligns with Purāṇic yoga-shāstra where disciplined inner steadiness precedes right action.
By portraying Nārāyaṇa as the yogic source of creation and Prajāpati, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where the supreme lordship and yogic sovereignty attributed in Śaiva idiom to Īśvara are equally affirmed in Vaiṣṇava naming—pointing to functional unity in the highest principle.