Kurma Purana · Chapter 2.9

iti śrīkūrmapārāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge (īśvaragītāsu) aṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
niṣkalo nirmalo nityo niṣkriyaḥ parameśvaraḥ /
tanno vada mahādeva viśvarūpaḥ kathaṃ bhavān

īśvara uvāca
nāhaṃ viśvo na viśvaṃ ca māmṛte vidyate dvijāḥ /
māyānimittamatrāsti sā cātmānamapāśritā

anādinidhanā śaktirmāyāvyaktasamāśrayā /
tannimittaḥ prapañco 'yamavyaktādabhavat khalu

avyaktaṃ kāraṇaṃ prāhurānandaṃ jyotirakṣaram /
ahameva paraṃ brahma matto hyanyanna vidyate

tasmānme viśvarūpatvaṃ niścitaṃ brahmavādibhiḥ /
ekatve ca pṛthaktve ca proktametannidarśanam

ahaṃ tat paramaṃ brahma paramātmā sanātanaḥ /
akāraṇaṃ dvijāḥ prokto na doṣo hyātmanastathā

anantā śaktayo 'vyakte māyādyāḥ saṃsthitā dhruvāḥ /
tasmin divi sthitaṃ nityamavyaktaṃ bhāti kevalam

yābhistallakṣyate bhinnamabhinnaṃ tu svabhāvataḥ /
ekayā mama sāyujyamanādinidhanaṃ dhruvam

puṃso 'bhūdanyayā bhūtiranyayā tattirohitam /
anādimadhyaṃ tiṣṭhantaṃ yujyate 'vidyayā kila

tadetat paramaṃ vyaktaṃ prabhāmaṇḍalamaṇḍitam /
tadakṣaraṃ paraṃ jyotistad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

tatra sarvamidaṃ protamotaṃ caivākhilaṃ jagat /
tadeva ca jagat kṛtsnaṃ tad vijñāya vimucyate

yato vāco nivartante aprāpya manasā saha /
ānandaṃ brahmaṇo vidvān vibheti na kutaścana

vedāhametaṃ puruṣaṃ mahānta-
mādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt /
tad vijñāya parimucyeta vidvān
nityānandī bhavati brahmabhūtaḥ

yasmāt paraṃ nāparamasti kiñcit
yajjyotiṣāṃ jyotirekaṃ divistham /
tadevātmānaṃ manyamāno 'tha vidvān
ātmānandī bhavati brahmabhūtaḥ

tadavyayaṃ kalilaṃ gūḍhadehaṃ
brahmānandamamṛtaṃ viśvadhāma /
vadantyevaṃ brāhmaṇā brahmaniṣṭhā
yatra gatvā na nivarteta bhūyaḥ

hiraṇmaye paramākāśatattve
yadarciṣi pravibhātīva tejaḥ /
tadvijñāne paripaśyanti dhīrā
vibhrājamānaṃ vimalaṃ vyoma dhāma

tataḥ paraṃ paripaśyanti dhīrā
ātmanyātmānamanubhūyānubhūya /
svayaṃprabhaḥ parameṣṭhī mahīyān
brahmānandī bhagavānīśa eṣaḥ

eko devaḥ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍhaḥ
sarvavyāpī sarvabhūtāntarātmā /
tamevaikaṃ ye 'nupaśyanti dhīrās
teṣāṃ śāntiḥ śāśvatī netareṣām

sarvānanaśirogrīvaḥ sarvabhūtaguhāśayaḥ /
sarvavyāpī ca bhagavān na tasmādanyadiṣyate

ityetadaiśvaraṃ jñānamuktaṃ vo munipuṅgavāḥ /
gopanīyaṃ viśeṣeṇa yogināmapi durlabham