Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 79
Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
ततो निशायां वृत्तायां सिसृक्षुरखिलञ्जगत् / अजस्य नाभौ तद् बीजं क्षिपत्येष महेश्वरः
tato niśāyāṃ vṛttāyāṃ sisṛkṣurakhilañjagat / ajasya nābhau tad bījaṃ kṣipatyeṣa maheśvaraḥ
随后，当黑夜过去，欲生起一切世界之时，这位大自在天（Maheshvara）将那种子投于不生者（梵天 Brahmā）的脐中。
Purana narrator (Vyasa/Suta tradition), describing the cosmogonic sequence
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord (Maheshvara) as the conscious initiator of creation, who implants the causal “seed” (bīja) into Brahmā—implying a transcendent source that activates cosmic manifestation while remaining prior to it.
No direct practice is taught in this verse; however, its causal-seed cosmology supports Pashupata-style contemplation on īśvara as the origin of all tattvas—meditating on the Lord as the efficient cause who awakens creation from latency.
By portraying Maheshvara as the supreme causal agent working through Brahmā’s creative function, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where divine roles interpenetrate—supporting a Shaiva-Vaishnava unity framework rather than rivalry.