Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
काष्ठा सर्वान्तरस्था च चिच्छक्तिरतिलालसा / नन्दा सर्वात्मिका विद्या ज्योतीरूपामृताक्षरा
kāṣṭhā sarvāntarasthā ca cicchaktiratilālasā / nandā sarvātmikā vidyā jyotīrūpāmṛtākṣarā
هي كاشتها (Kāṣṭhā)، الساكنة في باطن كل شيء؛ وهي تشِتشَكتي (cicchakti)، قوة الوعي، شديدة التوق إلى التجلي. وهي نَندا (Nandā)، الفِديا التي هي ذاتُ الجميع؛ هي على هيئة النور، وحروفُها مقاطعُ أَمْرِتَا، رحيق الخلود.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It portrays the supreme principle as the inner indweller of all (sarvāntarasthā) and as all-souled knowledge (sarvātmikā vidyā), indicating a non-dual Self that shines as consciousness and light.
The verse supports Ishvara Gita meditation on the indwelling luminous consciousness (jyotīrūpā) and mantra-contemplation on imperishable sacred sound (amṛtākṣarā), aligning with Pashupata-oriented inner worship and jñāna-yoga.
By presenting a single supreme Consciousness-Power as the Self within all, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: the highest reality honored as Ishvara can be approached through both Shaiva and Vaishnava frames without contradiction.