Kurma Purana · Chapter 1.9

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge 'ṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ
sūta uvāca
etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ nāradādyā maharṣayaḥ /
praṇamya varadaṃ viṣṇuṃ papracchuḥ saṃśayānvitā

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
kathito bhavatā sargo mukhyādīnāṃ janārdana /
idānīṃ saṃśayaṃ cemamasmākaṃ chettumarhasi

kathaṃ sa bhagavānīśaḥ pūrvajo 'pi pinākadhṛk /
putratvamagacchaṃbhurbrahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ

kathaṃ ca bhagavāñjajñe brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ /
aṇḍajo jagatāmīśastanno vaktumihārhasi

śrīkūrma uvāca
śṛṇudhvamṛṣayaḥ sarve śaṅkarasyāmitaujasaḥ /
putratvaṃ brahmaṇastasya padmayonitvameva ca

atītakalpāvasāne tamobhūtaṃ jagat trayam /
āsīdekārṇavaṃ sarvaṃ na devādyā na carṣayaḥ

tatra nārāyaṇo devo nirjane nirupaplave /
āśritya śeṣaśayanaṃ suṣvāpa puruṣottamaḥ

sahastraśīrṣā bhūtvā sa sahastrākṣaḥ sahastrapāt /
sahastrabāhuḥ sarvajñaścintyamāno manīṣibhiḥ

pītavāsā viśālākṣo nīlajimūtasannibhaḥ /
mahāvibhūtiryogātmā yogināṃ hṛdayālayaḥ

kadācit tasya suptasya līlārthaṃ divyamadbhutam /
trailokyasāraṃ vimalaṃ nābhyāṃ paṅkajamudvabhau

śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ taruṇādityasannibham /
divyagandhamayaṃ puṇyaṃ karṇikākesarānvitam

tasyaivaṃ suciraṃ kālaṃ vartamānasya śārṅgiṇaḥ /
hiraṇyagarbho bhagavāṃstaṃ deśamupacakrame

sa taṃ kareṇa viśvātmā samutthāpya sanātanam /
provāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ māyayā tasya mohitaḥ

asminnekārṇave ghore nirjane tamasāvṛte /
ekākī ko bhavāñchete brūhi me puruṣarṣabha

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā vihasya garuḍadhvajaḥ /
uvāca devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ meghagambhīraniḥ svanaḥ

bho bho nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ lokānāṃ prabhavāpyayam /
mahāyogeśvaraṃ māṃ tvaṃ jānīhi puruṣottamam

mayi paśya jagat kṛtsnaṃ tvāṃ ca lokapitāmaham /
saparvatamahādvīpaṃ samudraiḥ saptabhirvṛtam

evamābhāṣya viścātmā provāca puruṣaṃ hariḥ /
jānannapi mahāyogī ko bhavāniti vedhasam

tataḥ prahasya bhagavān brahmā vedanidhiḥ prabhuḥ /
pratyuvācāmbujābhākṣaṃ sasmitaṃ ślakṣṇayā girā

ahaṃ dhātā vidhātā ca svayaṃbhūḥ prapitāmahaḥ /
mayyeva saṃsthitaṃ viśvaṃ brahmāhaṃ viśvatomukhaḥ

śrutvā vācaṃ sa bhagavān viṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ /
anujñāpyātha yogena praviṣṭo brahmaṇastanum

tralokyametat sakalaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam /
udare tasya devasya dṛṣṭvā vismayamāgataḥ

tadāsya vaktrānniṣkramya pannagendraniketanaḥ /
ajātaśatrurbhagavān pitāmahamathābravīt

bhavānapyevamevādya śāśvataṃ hi mamoharam /
praviśya lokān paśyaitān vicitrān puruṣarṣabha

tataḥ prahlādanīṃ vāṇī śrutvā tasyābhinandya ca /
śrīpaterudaraṃ bhūyaḥ praviveśa kuśadhvajaḥ

tāneva lokān garbhasthānapaśyat satyavikramaḥ /
paryaṭitvā tu devasya dadṛśe 'ntaṃ na vai hareḥ

tato dvārāṇi sarvāṇi pihitāni mahātmanā /
janārdanena brahmāsau nābhyāṃ dvāramavindata

tatra yogabalenāsau praviśya kanakāṇḍajaḥ /
ujjahārātmano rūpaṃ puṣkarāccaturānanaḥ

virarājāravindasthaḥ padmagarbhasamadyutiḥ /
brahmā svayaṃbhūrbhagavān jagadyoniḥ pitāmahaḥ

samanyamāno viśveśamātmānaṃ paramaṃ padam /
provāca puruṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ meghagambhīrayā girā

kiṃ kṛtaṃ bhavatedānīmātmano jayakāṅkṣayā /
eko 'haṃ prabalo nānyo māṃ vai ko 'bibhaviṣyati

śrutvā nārāyaṇo vākyaṃ brahmaṇo lokatantriṇaḥ /
sāntvapūrvamidaṃ vākyaṃ babhāṣe madhuraṃ hariḥ

bhavān dhātā vidhātā ca svayaṃbhūḥ prapitāmahaḥ /
na mātsaryābhiyogena dvārāṇi pihitāni me

kintu līlārthamevaitanna tvāṃ bādhitumicchayā /
ko hi bādhitumanvicched devadevaṃ pitāmaham

na te 'nyathāvagantavyaṃ mānyo me sarvathā bhavān /
sarvamanvaya kalyāṇaṃ yanmayāpahṛtaṃ tava

asmācca kāraṇād brahman putro bhavatu me bhavān /
padmayoniriti khyāto matpriyārthaṃ jaganmaya

tataḥ sa bhagavān devo varaṃ dattvā kirīṭine /
praharṣamatulaṃ gatvā punarviṣṇumabhāṣata

bhavān sarvātmako 'nantaḥ sarveṣāṃ parameśvaraḥ /
sarvabhūtāntarātmā vai paraṃ bahma sanātanam

ahaṃ vai sarvalokānāmātmā lokamaheśvaraḥ /
manmayaṃ sarvamevedaṃ brahmāhaṃ puruṣaḥ paraḥ

nāvābhyāṃ vidyate hyanyo lokānāṃ parameśvaraḥ /
ekā mūrtirdvidhā bhinnā nārāyaṇapitāmahau

tenaivamukto brahmāṇaṃ vāsudevo 'bravīdidam /
iyaṃ pratijñā bhavato vināśāya bhaviṣyati

kiṃ na paśyasi yogeśaṃ brahmādhipatimavyayam /
pradhānapuruṣeśānaṃ vedāhaṃ parameśvaram

yaṃ na paśyanti yogīndrāḥ sāṃkhyā api maheśvaram /
anādinidhanaṃ brahma tameva śaraṇaṃ vraja

tataḥ kruddho 'mbujābhākṣaṃ brahmā provāca keśavam /
bhavān na nūnamātmānaṃ vetti tat paramakṣaram

brahmāṇaṃ jagatāmekamātmānaṃ paramaṃ padam /
nāvābhyāṃ vidyate hyanyo lokānāṃ parameśvaraḥ

saṃtyajya nidrāṃ vipulāṃ svamātmānaṃ vilokaya /
tasya tat krodhajaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā viṣṇurabhāṣata

mā maivaṃ vada kalyāṇa parivādaṃ mahātmanaḥ /
na me 'styaviditaṃ brahman nānyathāhaṃ vadāmite

kintu mohayati brahman bhavantaṃ pārameśvarī /
māyāśeṣaviśeṣāṇāṃ heturātmasamudbhāvā

etāvaduktvā bhagavān viṣṇustūṣṇīṃ babhūva ha /
jñātvā tat paramaṃ tattvaṃ svamātmānaṃ maheśvaram

kuto 'pyaparimeyātmā bhūtānāṃ parameśvaraḥ /
prasādaṃ brahmaṇe kartuṃ prādurāsīt tato haraḥ

lalāṭanayano 'nanto jaṭāmaṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ /
triśūlapāṇirbhagavāṃstejasāṃ paramo nidhiḥ

divyāṃ viśālāṃ grathitāṃ grahaiḥ sārkendutārakaiḥ /
mālāmatyadbhutākārāṃ dhārayan pādalambinīm

taṃ dṛṣṭvā devamīśānaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ /
mohito māyayātyarthaṃ pītavāsasamabvīt

ka eṣa puruṣo 'nantaḥ śūlapāṇistrilocanaḥ /
tejorāśirameyātmā samāyāti janārdana

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā viṣṇurdānavamardanaḥ /
apaśyadīśvaraṃ devaṃ jvalantaṃ vimale 'mbhasi

jñātvā tatparamaṃ bhāvamaiśvaraṃ brahmabhāvanam /
provācotthāya bhagavān devadevaṃ pitāmaham

ayaṃ devo mahādevaḥ svayañjyotiḥ sanātanaḥ /
anādinidhano 'cintyo lokānāmīśvaro mahān

śaṅkaraḥ śaṃbhurīśānaḥ sarvātmā parameśvaraḥ /
bhūtānāmadhipo yogī maheśo vimalaḥ śivaḥ

eṣa dhātā vidhātā ca pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ /
yaṃ prapaśyanti yatayo brahmabhāvena bhāvitāḥ

sṛjatyeṣa jagat kṛtsnaṃ pāti saṃharate tathā /
kālo bhūtvā mahādevaḥ kevalo niṣkalaḥ śivaḥ

brahmāṇaṃ vidadhe pūrvaṃ bhavantaṃ yaḥ sanātanaḥ /
vedāṃśca pradadau tubhyaṃ so 'yamāyāti śaṅkaraḥ

asyaiva cāparāṃ mūrti viśvayoniṃ sanātanīm /
vāsudevābhidhānāṃ māmavehi prapitāmaha

kiṃ na paśyasi yogeśaṃ brahmādhipatimavyayam /
divyaṃ bhavatu te cakṣuryena drakṣyasi tatparam

labdhvā śaivaṃ tadā cakṣurviṣṇorlokapitāmahaḥ /
bubudhe parameśānaṃ purataḥ samavasthitam

sa labdhvā paramaṃ jñānamaiśvaraṃ prapitāmahaḥ /
prapede śaraṇaṃ devaṃ tameva pitaraṃ śivam

oṅkāraṃ samanusmṛtya saṃstabhyātmānamātmanā /
atharvaśirasā devaṃ tuṣṭāva ca kṛtāñjaliḥ

saṃstutastena bhagavān brahmaṇā parameśvaraḥ /
avāpa paramāṃ prītiṃ vyājahāra smayanniva

matsamastvaṃ na saṃdeho madbhaktaśca yato bhavān /
mayaivotpāditaḥ pūrvaṃ lokasṛṣṭyarthamavyayam

tvamātmā hyādipuruṣo mama dehasamudbhavaḥ /
varaṃ varaya viśvātman varado 'haṃ tavānagha

sa devadevavacanaṃ niśamya kamalodbhavaḥ /
nirīkṣya viṣṇuṃ puruṣaṃ praṇamyāha vṛṣadhvajam

bhagavan bhūtabhavyeśa mahādevāmbikāpate /
tvāmeva putramicchāmi tvayā vā sadṛśaṃ satam

mohito 'smi mahādeva māyayā sūkṣmayā tvayā /
na jāne paramaṃ bhāvaṃ yāthātathyena te śiva

tvameva deva bhaktānāṃ bhrātā mātā pitā suhṛt /
prasīda tava pādābjaṃ namāmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

sa tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā jagannātho vṛṣadhvajaḥ /
vyājahāra tadā putraṃ samālokya janārdanam

yadarthitaṃ bhagavatā tat kariṣyāmi putraka /
vijñānamaiśvaraṃ divyamutpatsyati tavānagha

tvameva sarvabhūtānāmādikartā niyojitaḥ /
tathā kuruṣva deveśa mayā lokapitāmaha

eṣa nārāyaṇo 'nanto mamaiva paramā tanuḥ /
bhaviṣyati taveśāno yogakṣemavaho hariḥ

evaṃ vyāhṛtya hastābhyāṃ prītātmā parameśvaraḥ /
saṃspṛśya devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ hariṃ vacanamabravīt

tṛṣṭo 'smi sarvathāhante bhaktyā tava jaganmaya /
varaṃ vṛṇīṣvaṃ nahyāvāṃ vibhinnau paramārthataḥ

śrutvātha devavacanaṃ viṣṇurviśvajaganmayaḥ /
prāha prasannayā vācā samālokya caturmukham

eṣa eva varaḥ śloghyo yadahaṃ parameśvaram /
paśyāmi paramātmānaṃ bhaktirbhavatu me tvayi

tathetyuktvā mahādevaḥ punarviṣṇumabhāṣata /
bhavān sarvasya kāryasya kartāha'madhidaivatam

manmayaṃ tvanmayaṃ caiva sarvametanna saṃśayaḥ /
bhavān somastvahaṃ sūryo bhavān rātrirahaṃ dinam

bhavān prakṛtiravyaktamahaṃ puruṣa eva ca /
bhavān jñānamahaṃ jñātā bhavān māyāhamīśvaraḥ

bhavān vidyātmikā śaktiḥ śaktimānahamīśvaraḥ /
yo 'haṃ suniṣkalo devaḥ so 'pi nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ

ekībhāvena paśyanti yogino brahmavādinaḥ /
tvāmanāśritya viśvātman na yogī māmupaiṣyati /
pālayaitajjagat kṛtsnaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam

itīdamuktvā bhagavānanādiḥ
svamāyayā mohitabhūtabhedaḥ /
jagāma janmardhivināśahīnaṃ
dhāmaikamavyaktamanantaśaktiḥ