Shloka 27
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
शान्तिर्विद्या प्रतिष्ठा च निवृत्तिश्चेतिताः स्मृतः / चतुर्व्यूहस्ततो देवः प्रोच्यते परमेश्वरः
śāntirvidyā pratiṣṭhā ca nivṛttiścetitāḥ smṛtaḥ / caturvyūhastato devaḥ procyate parameśvaraḥ
Śānti (Frieden), Vidyā (heiliges Wissen), Pratiṣṭhā (feste Begründung) und Nivṛtti (Rückzug, Entsagung) — diese gelten als seine Kräfte; daher wird Parameśvara als die Gottheit der vierfachen Manifestation (catur-vyūha) gelehrt.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to the Supreme Lord as the ground of inner peace, liberating knowledge, stable spiritual establishment, and renunciatory withdrawal—qualities that reflect realization of the Self beyond agitation and worldly identification.
The verse emphasizes a Pashupata-leaning soteriology: cultivating śānti (mental stillness), pursuing vidyā (discriminative knowledge), becoming established (pratiṣṭhā) in disciplined practice, and moving into nivṛtti (detachment and inward return), which together mature meditation and devotion to Ishvara.
By using the inclusive title Parameśvara and framing divine powers in a universal way, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the one Supreme Ishvara is taught through multiple theological lenses (including vyūha language) without denying unity.