Kurma Bija Mantra
कूर्म बीज मन्त्र
Form: KurmaVishnu as the tortoise - bearer of Mount Mandara during the churning of the milk-ocean.
ॐ नमो भगवते कूर्मदेवाय॥
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Offer a Kurma seva
Auspicious on: Thursday
Second avatar. The cosmic tortoise who supported Mount Mandara during the churning of the milk-ocean.
Chant these mantras, then deepen your devotion by offering a verified seva at a Kurma temple.
Offer a Kurma seva →Kurmamantras & stotras(5 mantras)
Kurma Dhyana - Gita Govinda
कूर्म ध्यान
Form: KurmaJayadeva's Dashavatara Stotra verse for Kurma.
क्षितिरतिविपुलतरे तव तिष्ठति पृष्ठे। धरणिधरणकिणचक्रगरिष्ठे॥ केशव धृतकच्छपरूप जय जगदीश हरे॥
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Offer a Kurma sevaKurma Mula Mantra
कूर्म मूल मन्त्र
The root salutation-mantra of the tortoise avatar, who bore Mount Mandara on his back during the Samudra Manthana.
ॐ नमो भगवते कूर्मरूपाय नमः॥
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Offer a Kurma sevaKurma Gayatri
कूर्म गायत्री
The Gayatri-form meditation on Kurma, the bearer who steadies the worlds.
ॐ कूर्मरूपाय विद्महे महाबलाय धीमहि। तन्नो कूर्मः प्रचोदयात्॥
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Offer a Kurma sevaKurma Avatara verse - Srimad Bhagavata
कूर्मावतार स्तुति - श्रीमद्भागवत
The Bhagavata's description of the tortoise avatar bearing the churning-mountain Mandara on his back as the gods and asuras churned the ocean.
सुरासुरेन्द्रैर्भुजदण्डघूर्णिता- न्निधाय पृष्ठे विवशस्थितानुगा। रसातलं कूर्मतनुर्निधाय ददार दोर्भिर्धरणीं नमामि॥
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Offer a Kurma sevaAll texts are in the public domain. Recite respectfully; the highest fruit of any mantra is steady, attentive repetition rather than mechanical count.