A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.180
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.180
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*Kūrma or Tortoise.*—In the Satapatha Brāhmaṇa it is said that “Prajāpati, having assumed the form of a tortoise (kūrma), created offspring. That which he created he made (akarot); hence the word Kūrma.”
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- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit