कूर्मपुराणम्

śeṣātmakasya sarvabrahmāṇḍādhārasya tasmai namaḥ। rudrātmakasya anantavibhūter nṛtyamānasya tasmai namaḥ। sarvasākṣiṇo divyarūpasya bhagavato namaskāraṃ karomi। yogasārabhūtasya, yasya prakāśaṃ yoginaḥ paśyanti, tasmai namaḥ। jñānasārabhūtasya, anantapārasyānantasya tasmai namaḥ। parame satyatattve, parameśvararūpe, ahaṃ śaraṇam icchāmi। paramātmani, parameśvare, tava śaraṇaṃ prapadye। sa tu samāhitaḥ, añjaliputaiḥ, namaskṛtya, śāśvataṃ brahma stautum ārabdhavān। tadā haraḥ tasmai brahmatvaṃ, aiśvaryam, vairāgyaṃ ca dadau। devadevaḥ svayaṃ prasannacittaḥ pitāmaham uvāca—mayā sarvaṃ sidhdham; adhunā tvaṃ vividhaṃ jagat sṛja। parameśvaraḥ niravayavaḥ, sraṣṭṛpālanasaṃhartṛguṇayuktaḥ। mama dakṣiṇataś ca vāmatataś ca paramapuruṣaḥ samutpannaḥ। tataḥ rudro jātaḥ; aham eva asya anyā rūpā। ekatve’pi śaṅkaraḥ svacchandena ātmānam vibhajya tiṣṭhati। svabhāvena mahādevaḥ arūpaḥ, śuddhaḥ, nirvikāraḥ ca। mahādevyāḥ trinetryāḥ yogibhiḥ nityaśāntiḥ pradīyate। sā ca nityaiśvaryajñānaprabhāyogayuktā। kālatvena bhūtvā, māṃ tamasā anyaḥ na jayati। kadācit kadācit mama sannidhānaṃ tava saha bhaviṣyati, he pāpavināśin। tataḥ sa manasā sṛṣṭaputrasaṃyuktaḥ kṣaṇena antaradhīyata। bhagavān nārāyaṇaḥ pūrvavad eva prajāpatiḥ babhūva। yogabalena dakṣaṃ, atriṃ, vasiṣṭhaṃ ca sṛṣṭavān। te sarve brahmāsamāḥ, siddhāḥ, brahmavādinaḥ ca। ye ca jagatām adhipatayaḥ, pūrvam uktāḥ, te sarve tathaiva jātaḥ। manasaputrasaṃyuktaḥ sa paramāṃ tapasāṃ tapyata। tadā tryambakaḥ, triśūladhārī bhagavān, prādurbabhūva। "ātmānaṃ vibhaja" iti vacanāt, brahmā bhayāt tatra antaradhīyata। sa tu puruṣatvaṃ daśadhā punaḥ ekadhā ca vibhajya sthitaḥ। brāhmaṇāḥ, kapālaṃ cānyāṃś ca devakārye niyojayāmāsa। devaḥ svam ātmānaṃ bahudhā, kṛṣṇāvadātarūpair vibhajya sthitaḥ। yasyāṃ lakṣmyādibhir aiśvaryeṇa devī jagat vyāptā। mahādevasya ājñayā sā devī pitāmaham upasthitā। pitāmahasya ājñayā sā prajāpateḥ samīpam upāgatā। rudraḥ triśūladhārī dakṣād api svam aṃśaṃ jagrāha। tataḥ himavataḥ duhitari menāyāṃ satī jāta। sā devānāṃ trīṇāṃ lokānāṃ svasyāḥ ca kalyāṇārtham utpannā। śivā satī himavatī devāsurair api pūjitā। sā ṛṣibhiḥ, śaṅkareṇa vā, harinā vā pratyetavyā। padmāsaṃbhavasya janma, śaṅkarasya ca anantavīryaṃ iti।