Kūrma Purāṇa—one of the eighteen Purāṇas. It describes the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa's tortoise incarnation.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-K-›Kurma Purana-one of the Kurma Purana-one of the eighteen Puranas. It describes the pastimes of Lord Krsna's tortoise incarnation. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/k/kurma-purana-one-of-the-eighteen-puranas-it-describes-the-pa Previous: Kurara-a type of osprey (female kurari). Next: Kurma-the Supreme Lord's incarnation as a tortoise.