Kurma Purana · Chapter 2.8

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge (īśvaragītāsu) saptamo 'dhyāyaḥ
īśvara uvāca
anyad guhyatamaṃ jñānaṃ vakṣye brāhmaṇapuṅgavāḥ /
yenāsau tarate janturghoraṃ saṃsārasāgaram

ahaṃ brahmamayaḥ śāntaḥ śāśvato nirmalo 'vyayaḥ /
ekākī bhagavānuktaḥ kevalaḥ parameśvaraḥ

mama yonirmahad brahma tatra garbhaṃ dadhāmyaham /
mūlaṃ māyābhidhānaṃ tu tato jātamidaṃ jagat

pradhānaṃ puruṣo hyatmā mahān bhūtādireva ca /
tanmātrāṇi mahābhūtānīndriyāṇi ca jajñire

tato 'ṇḍamabhavaddhaimaṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham /
tasmin jajñe mahābrahmā macchaktyā copabṛṃhitaḥ

ye cānye bahavo jīvā manmayāḥ sarva eva te /
na māṃ paśyanti pitaraṃ māyayā mama mohitāḥ

yāśca yoniṣu sarvāsu saṃbhavanti hi mūrtayaḥ /
tāsāṃ māyā parā yonirmāmeva pitaraṃ viduḥ

yo māmevaṃ vijānāti bījinaṃ pitaraṃ prabhum /
sa dhīraḥ sarvalokeṣu na mohamadhigacchati

īśānaḥ sarvavidyānāṃ bhūtānāṃ parameśvaraḥ /
oṅkāramūrtirbhagavānahaṃ brahmā prajāpatiḥ

samaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu tiṣṭhantaṃ parameśvaram /
vinaśyatsvavinaśyantaṃ yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati

samaṃ paśyan hi sarvatra samavasthitamīśvaram /
na hinastyātmanātmānaṃ tato yāti parāṅgatim

viditvā sapta sūkṣmāṇi ṣaḍaṅgaṃ ca maheśvaram /
pradhānaviniyogajñaḥ paraṃ brahmādhigacchati

sarvajñatā tṛptiranādibodhaḥ
svatantratā nityamaluptaśaktiḥ /
anantaśaktiśca vibhorviditvā
ṣaḍāhuraṅgāni maheśvarasya

tanmātrāṇi mana ātmā ca tāni
sūkṣmāṇyāhuḥ sapta tattvātmakāni /
yā sā hetuḥ prakṛtiḥ sā pradhānaṃ
bandhaḥ prokto viniyogo 'pi tena

yā sā śaktiḥ prakṛtau līnarūpā
vedeṣūktā kāraṇaṃ brahmayoniḥ /
tasyā ekaḥ parameṣṭhī parastā-
nmaheśvaraḥ puruṣaḥ satyarūpaḥ

brahmā yogī paramātmā mahīyān
vyomavyāpī vedavedyaḥ purāṇaḥ /
eko rudro mṛtyuravyaktamekaṃ
bījaṃ viśvaṃ deva ekaḥ sa eva

tamevaikaṃ prāhuranye 'pyanekaṃ
tvekātmānaṃ kecidanyattathāhuḥ /
aṇoraṇīyān mahato 'sau mahīyān
mahādevaḥ procyate vedavidbhiḥ

evaṃ hi yo veda guhāśayaṃ paraṃ
prabhuṃ purāṇaṃ puruṣaṃ viśvarūpam /
hiraṇmayaṃ buddhimatāṃ parāṃ gatiṃ
sa buddhimān buddhimatītya tiṣṭhati