Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
वैद्युती शाश्वती योनिर्जगन्मातेश्वरप्रिया / सर्वाधारा महारूपा सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्विता
vaidyutī śāśvatī yonirjaganmāteśvarapriyā / sarvādhārā mahārūpā sarvaiśvaryasamanvitā
She shines like lightning, the eternal womb from which all arises—the Mother of the universe, beloved of Īśvara. She is the support of all, vast in form, and endowed with every aiśvarya: divine sovereignty and prosperity.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu), teaching in the Īśvara-gītā section
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
By presenting the Goddess as the eternal source (yoni) and universal support (sarvādhārā), the verse points to an ultimate, all-pervading ground of being—beyond limited forms—through which Īśvara’s sovereignty is manifest in the cosmos.
The verse supports Īśvara-gītā style contemplation: meditate on the Divine as both transcendent (śāśvatī) and immanent (sarvādhārā), integrating devotion (to Īśvara and His beloved Śakti) with inward absorption—an orientation consistent with Pāśupata-inflected Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis.
Using the title Īśvara and praising the cosmic Mother as His beloved, the verse frames divinity as a unified Lord-with-Śakti principle; this is compatible with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Śiva/Vişṇu are approached through a shared Īśvara-tattva rather than rivalry.