Kurma
Kurma is the second Avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, manifesting in the form of a turtle. As an avatar, Kurma represents a divine incarnation of the god Vishnu who descends to earth in this specific form.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 400
- Historical notes
- The Mahabharata is estimated to have been compiled between 400 BCE and 400 CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Akupāra, Makara, Huhu, Anggitay, Khepri, Kinnara, Ichthyocentaurs, Scorpion man, Serpopard, Kudan, Koro-pok-guru, Korrigan, Koshchei, Koto-furunushi, Krasnoludek, Krampus, Kting Voar, Kuarahy Jára, Kubikajiri, Kuchisake-onna, Kuda-gitsune, Kui, Kujata, Kukudhi, Kukwes, Kulshedra, Kumakatok, Kumiho, Kun, Kurabokko, Kurage-no-hinotama, Kurupi, Kushtaka, Kye-ryong, Kyourinrin, Kyūbi-no-kitsune, Kyūketsuki, Narayana, Hamsa, Nrisingha, Śeṣa, Varaha, Vamana, Rama, Kalki, Kamsa, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Buddha, Balarama, Narsimha, Parashurama, Prithu, Mohini, Yajna, Dattatreya, Vishnu, Parvati, Sarasvati, Vaikuntha-Kamalaja, Bheki, centaur, kupua, Kraken, Krasue, Krishna, Matsya, Ravana, Garuda
- manifests as
- Vishnu
- aspect of
- Vishnu
- cognate of
- Bedawang
- child of
- Vishnu
- served by
- Lakshmi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In Hinduism, Kurma is the second Avatar of Vishnu, in the form of a turtle.”
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“Kurma – Upper-half human, lower-half tortoise.”
#4792 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Kurma (Hindu mythology) – Second avatar of Vishnu in the form of a Turtle”
#4906 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Appearing in the forms of a swan [Hamsa], a tortoise [Kurma], a fish [Matsya], O foremost of regenerate ones, I shall then display myself as a boar [Varaha], then as a Man-lion (Nrisingha), then as a dwarf [Vamana], then as Rama of Bhrigu's race, then as Rama, the son of Dasaratha, then as Krishna the scion of the Sattwata race, and lastly as Kalki.”
#17595 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Kurma, the tortoise”
#22318 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5