Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
चतुर्थो वासुदेवस्य मूर्तिर्ब्राह्मीति संज्ञिता / राजसी चानिरुद्धाख्या प्रद्युम्नः सृष्टिकारिका
caturtho vāsudevasya mūrtirbrāhmīti saṃjñitā / rājasī cāniruddhākhyā pradyumnaḥ sṛṣṭikārikā
婆苏提婆（Vāsudeva）的第四种显现名为“梵天相”（Brāhmī）。那具罗阇斯（rajas）之势的能量称为“阿尼鲁陀”（Aniruddha）；而“普拉丢姆那”（Pradyumna）则是推动创生运转的作用因。
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages (Kurma Purana doctrinal exposition)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents Vāsudeva as the supreme source whose powers manifest as functional forms (vyūhas) governing cosmic processes—implying the one Self appears as many without losing unity.
This verse is primarily cosmological rather than procedural; it supports contemplative Yoga by offering a meditation-framework where the yogin traces creation back to Vāsudeva beyond the guṇas, especially beyond rajas-driven activity.
By describing divine functions as manifestations of one supreme principle (Vāsudeva) that also includes the Brahmā-creative principle, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where sectarian functions are harmonized within a single ultimate reality.