Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
चिन्तयामि पुनः सृष्टिं निशान्ते प्रतिबुध्य तु / ततो मे सहसोत्पन्नः प्रसादो मुनिपुङ्गवा
cintayāmi punaḥ sṛṣṭiṃ niśānte pratibudhya tu / tato me sahasotpannaḥ prasādo munipuṅgavā
当宇宙之夜将尽、我复苏醒时，我再度思惟创造；于是，噢诸牟尼之最胜者，我心中骤然生起普拉萨达——清明与恩慈的定意。
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as self-awakened and self-luminous: at the end of dissolution, the Lord “awakens” (pratibudhya) and, by inner sovereignty, wills creation—implying consciousness as the ground of cosmic manifestation.
The key term is prasāda—serene clarity/grace arising suddenly from inner stillness. In Yoga-shastra language, it aligns with purified mind (citta-prasāda) where intention becomes steady and creative insight manifests without agitation.
By describing the Lord’s creative resolve as prasāda (a term central to Shaiva devotion and also Vaishnava theology), the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic tone: the one Ishvara, approached through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms, governs dissolution and creation.