Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode
न यत्र विद्यते नामजात्यादिपरिकल्पना / सत्तामात्रात्मरूपो ऽसौ विष्णुरंशेन जायते
na yatra vidyate nāmajātyādiparikalpanā / sattāmātrātmarūpo 'sau viṣṇuraṃśena jāyate
在无有对名号、种类等一切分别构想之处——彼处，主宰以纯然“有”（存在）之自性为体，显现为毗湿奴的一分（aṃśa，分力）。
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic teaching; doctrinal voice describing manifestation beyond nāma-rūpa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as sattā-mātra—pure Being—whose Self-nature is prior to all conceptual labels like name and category; realization is linked to the absence of nāma-jāti constructions.
It implies nirvikalpa-style contemplation: withdrawing from parikalpanā (conceptual fabrication) of nāma-rūpa so awareness rests in pure Being (sattā-mātra), a key meditative orientation echoed in Kurma Purana’s Yoga-shāstra tone.
By describing manifestation as “Viṣṇu’s aṃśa” while speaking of the Lord as pure Being beyond names, it supports the Purāṇa’s synthetic stance: sectarian forms are expressions of one non-dual reality, allowing Shiva-Vishnu unity at the level beyond nāma-rūpa.