Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
शिवाख्या चित्तनिलया शिवज्ञानस्वरूपिणी / दैत्यदानवनिर्मात्री काश्यपी कालकल्पिका
śivākhyā cittanilayā śivajñānasvarūpiṇī / daityadānavanirmātrī kāśyapī kālakalpikā
تُدعى «شيفَا»؛ تقيم في الوعي ذاته؛ وهي عينُ صورةِ معرفةِ شيفا. وهي والدةُ الدَّيتْيَات والدَّانَفَات؛ وهي كاشْيَبي، وهي القوّة التي تُشكِّل الزمان ودوراته.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
By locating the Goddess in citta itself and identifying her with śiva-jñāna, the verse points to the supreme principle as inner consciousness and liberating knowledge rather than merely an external deity.
The verse supports a Yogic approach of inward contemplation—recognizing the divine as the ground of citta—and cultivating śiva-jñāna (transformative insight), a key orientation for Pāśupata-leaning practice within the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita.
Spoken by Lord Kūrma, it praises Śivā/Śakti as the very form of Śiva-knowledge, reflecting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Vishnu teaches reverence for Śiva-tattva as the same supreme reality expressed through different divine forms.