Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
ब्रह्मश्रीर्ब्रह्महृदया ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवप्रिया / व्योमशक्तिः क्रियाशक्तिर्ज्ञानशक्तिः परागतिः
brahmaśrīrbrahmahṛdayā brahmaviṣṇuśivapriyā / vyomaśaktiḥ kriyāśaktirjñānaśaktiḥ parāgatiḥ
Ella es el resplandor y la auspiciosa majestad de Brahman, el corazón mismo de Brahman, amada por igual por Brahmā, Viṣṇu y Śiva. Ella es la Potencia del éter omnipenetrante, la Potencia de la acción, la Potencia del conocimiento y la Meta Suprema.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By describing the Supreme as the very “heart of Brahman” and as the “supreme goal,” the verse points to the ultimate reality as the innermost essence that is realized as moksha—beyond sectarian limitation, yet present as the core of consciousness.
The verse foregrounds śakti as jñāna-śakti and kriyā-śakti—suggesting the Ishvara Gita’s integrated path where insight (jñāna) and disciplined practice/observance (kriyā: mantra, worship, yogic discipline) cooperate toward the highest attainment (parā-gati).
By calling the same Supreme Power “beloved of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva,” it frames the Trimūrti as harmonized within one transcendent principle—supporting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than rivalry.