Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

महेश्वरसमुत्पन्ना भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा / सर्वेश्वरी सर्ववन्द्या नित्यं मुदितमानसा

Transliteration

maheśvarasamutpannā bhuktimuktiphalapradā / sarveśvarī sarvavandyā nityaṃ muditamānasā

Translation

Born of Maheśvara, the Great Lord, she bestows the fruits of both worldly enjoyment and liberation. She is the sovereign of all, revered by all, and ever abides with a joyful mind.

Word by Word

• महेश्वर-समुत्पन्ना: born from Maheśvara
• महेश्वर-समुत्पन्ना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + समुत्पन्न (कृदन्त; √पद्/√पत्? समुत्+√पद् ‘to arise’ as past passive participle)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) ‘समुत्पन्ना’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘महेश्वरात् समुत्पन्ना’ (arisen from Maheśvara)

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदा: giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; from √दा with प्र- as giver)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुषः—‘भुक्तेः मुक्तेः फलानि प्रददाति या’ (giver of fruits of enjoyment and liberation)

• सर्व-ईश्वरी: sovereign of all
• सर्व-ईश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वेषाम् ईश्वरी’ (mistress of all)

• सर्व-वन्द्या: worshipped by all
• सर्व-वन्द्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वन्द्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √वन्द्, gerundive)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तव्य/य-प्रत्ययार्थक वन्द्य (worthy to be praised); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वैः वन्द्या’ (to be worshipped by all)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मुदित-मानसा: having a joyful mind
• मुदित-मानसा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित (कृदन्त; √मुद्, क्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘मुदितं मानसं यस्याः सा’ (she whose mind is joyful)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context (Upari-bhaga 1–11)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Maheshvara (Shiva)
• Devi (Supreme Goddess/Shakti)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By presenting the Goddess as the universal sovereign who grants both bhukti and mukti, the verse points to a single supreme principle that governs worldly experience and final liberation—implying an all-encompassing reality behind both.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the goal-orientation central to Pashupata-style devotion and yoga in the Kurma Purana: disciplined worship/meditation directed to the supreme Shakti, who alone can mature practice into siddhi (worldly fruition) and moksha (liberation).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By describing the Goddess as 'arisen from Maheshvara' within the Ishvara Gita taught by Lord Kurma, it reflects the Purana’s synthetic theology: Shaiva-Shakta categories are affirmed without contradicting Vaishnava instruction, pointing toward a unified Supreme.