[Advaita-l] The Trimurti-s are only forms of One 'Shakti' - Kurmapuranam

[V Subrahmanian]

In this chapter of the Ishwara Gita, the Lord Shiva says that the
Trimurti-s involved in the three cosmic functions of creation, etc. are
only manifestations of the One Shakti:

https://sa.wikisource.org/s/42i

अहं हि सर्वशक्तीनां प्रवर्त्तकनिवर्त्तकः ।
आधारभूतः सर्वासां निधानममृतस्य च ॥ ४.२०

I am the abode of the Shakti that is behind everything in creation.

एका सर्वान्तरा शक्तिः करोति विविधं जगत् ।
आस्थाय ब्रह्माणो रूपं मन्मयी मदधिष्ठिता ॥ ४.२१

One manifestation is the world-creating power that takes the form/name of
Brahmaa.

अन्या च शक्तिर्विपुला संस्थापयति मे जगत् ।
भूत्वा नारायणोऽनन्तो जगन्नाथो जगन्मयः ॥ ४.२२

The other form of this Shakti takes the form/name 'Narayana' and sustains
the world.

तृतीया महती शक्तिर्निहन्ति सकलं जगत् ।
तामसी मे समाख्याता कालाख्या रुद्ररूपिणी ॥ ४.२३

The third shakti manifestation is the power of destruction of the form/name
Rudra.

The above is in tune with the Vishnu puranam discourse.
https://adbhutam.wordpress.com/2018/11/15/vishnu-is-also-a-vibhuti-of-brahman-vishnupuranam/


https://adbhutam.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/turiya-shiva-and-vishnu/