Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
जाते ऽथ रामे देवानामादिमात्मानमच्युतम् / असूत देवकी कृष्णं श्रीवत्साङ्कितवक्षसम्
jāte 'tha rāme devānāmādimātmānamacyutam / asūta devakī kṛṣṇaṃ śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasam
随后，罗摩既生，提婆吉又诞下克里希纳——不堕者阿周陀，诸天之本初真我——其胸前具圣吉祥的室利跋蹉之印。
Sūta (narrator) relaying Purāṇic history to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta) as the “ādi-ātman” of the devas—implying the divine source and inner Self behind even celestial powers, consistent with Purāṇic non-dual theism where the Supreme pervades all as the inner ruler.
No technique is taught directly; instead, the verse provides a contemplative support (ālambana) for meditation—fixing the mind on Acyuta as the primordial Self and on his auspicious mark (Śrīvatsa), aligning with Kurma Purana’s broader emphasis on devotion integrated with yogic inwardness.
While Śiva is not named here, the verse’s theology—Kṛṣṇa as the primordial Self—fits the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where the supreme reality is one, praised through multiple divine forms; thus Vishnu’s avatāra is presented in a way compatible with the text’s Shaiva-Vaishnava unity.