Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
गिरीन्द्रवचनं श्रुत्वा ततः सा परमेश्वरी / व्याजहार महाशैलं योगिनामभयप्रदा
girīndravacanaṃ śrutvā tataḥ sā parameśvarī / vyājahāra mahāśailaṃ yogināmabhayapradā
Having heard the words of Girīndra, Lord of the mountains, the Supreme Goddess, Parameśvarī, then addressed the great mountain—she who grants fearlessness to yogins.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the Supreme Goddess’ response after Girīndra’s words)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By portraying the Supreme Goddess (Parameśvarī) as the giver of “abhaya” to yogins, the verse implies that realization culminates in fearlessness—an Atman-centered state where the yogin abides beyond change and threat.
The verse highlights the yogic fruit of practice—abhaya (fearlessness). In the Ishvara Gita’s Shaiva-Yoga frame, such fearlessness is associated with steady absorption, inner detachment, and divine grace that stabilizes the practitioner’s mind.
Though not naming Vishnu directly, the Ishvara Gita context in the Kurma Purana typically presents divine unity: the Supreme (Ishvara) is one, expressed through Shaiva-Shakti authority while harmonizing with Vaishnava narration—supporting a non-sectarian synthesis.