Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
भरद्वाज उवाच यो यज्ञैरिज्यते देवो जातवेदाः सनातनः / स सर्वदैवततनुः पूज्यते तपसेश्वरः
bharadvāja uvāca yo yajñairijyate devo jātavedāḥ sanātanaḥ / sa sarvadaivatatanuḥ pūjyate tapaseśvaraḥ
婆罗陀婆阇说：那永恒的神祇——阇多吠陀（Jātavedas）——以祭祀（yajña）而受礼敬，乃是一切诸天之身；作为苦行（tapas）之主，应当恭敬崇奉。
Bharadvaja
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling the worshipped Lord “sarva-daivata-tanuḥ” (embodiment of all deities), the verse points to a single divine reality manifesting through many names and forms—an approach that supports a unitive (non-sectarian, near non-dual) vision of the Supreme.
The verse emphasizes tapas (disciplined austerity) as a central spiritual power—suggesting inner purification and concentrated practice alongside outer yajña. In Kurma Purana’s synthesis, ritual (yajña) and ascetic discipline (tapas) cooperate as complementary means toward Ishvara.
Though not naming Shiva or Vishnu directly, it teaches a core Kurma Purana principle: the one Lord is present as all divine forms. This supports the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where sectarian names are expressions of one worship-worthy Ishvara.