Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
सुभद्रा देवकी सीता वेदवेदाङ्गपारगा / मनस्विनी मन्युमाता महामन्युसमुद्भवा
subhadrā devakī sītā vedavedāṅgapāragā / manasvinī manyumātā mahāmanyusamudbhavā
Sie ist Subhadrā, Devakī und Sītā — die über Veda und Vedāṅga hinausgelangt ist. Sie ist standhaft im Geist, Mutter des Manyu, des heiligen Zorns, und aus dem Großen Manyu geboren — kosmische Kraft, die das Böse bezwingt.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing within the Ishvara Gita section (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
By presenting the Goddess as “beyond the Vedas and Vedāṅgas,” the verse points to the Supreme Reality that transcends textual learning—known directly as inner truth, with the Devi as that transcendent power supporting realization.
The verse emphasizes inner steadiness (manasvinī) over mere scholarship, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented discipline where mastery culminates in concentrated awareness and purification—knowledge becomes lived yogic insight.
In the Ishvara Gita’s integrative theology, Vishnu (as Lord Kūrma) praises the Devi with epithets resonant across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, indicating a non-sectarian unity where the same supreme power is honored in multiple divine forms.