Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
शिवा सर्वगतानान्ता गुणातीता सुनिष्कला / एकानेकविभागस्था ज्ञानरूपातिलालसा
śivā sarvagatānāntā guṇātītā suniṣkalā / ekānekavibhāgasthā jñānarūpātilālasā
সেই শিবা—মঙ্গলময়ী পৰমা—সৰ্বব্যাপিনী আৰু অনন্ত; গুণাতীত আৰু সম্পূৰ্ণ নিষ্কলা। এক হৈয়ো বহু বিভাগৰ আধাৰ হৈ অৱস্থিত, আৰু তেওঁৰ স্বৰূপ চৈতন্য—সত্যজ্ঞানোদয়ত সদা অনুৰক্ত।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as all-pervading and infinite, beyond the guṇas and without parts—one reality that nevertheless appears as the many divisions, with consciousness (jñāna) as its essential nature.
The verse foregrounds jñāna-centered realization: meditative discernment of the partless, guṇa-transcending reality that underlies all multiplicity—an orientation consistent with Pāśupata-aligned inner renunciation and knowledge leading to mokṣa.
By having Lord Kūrma teach the Supreme as “Śivā” (the auspicious, transcendent reality), it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the one Ishvara is expressed through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava language without contradiction.