Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 19
Īśvara-gītā: Bhakti as the Supreme Means; the Three Śaktis; Non-compelled Lordship
ममैव च परा शक्तिर्या सा विद्येति गीयते / नाशयामि तया मायां योगिनां हृदि संस्थितः
mamaiva ca parā śaktiryā sā vidyeti gīyate / nāśayāmi tayā māyāṃ yogināṃ hṛdi saṃsthitaḥ
Mía es la Potencia suprema, alabada como “Vidyā” (Conocimiento salvador); por esa misma Potencia, morando en el corazón de los yoguis, destruyo su māyā.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu as Ishvara, teaching the Ishvara Gita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Ishvara as inwardly present—“dwelling in the heart”—and as the agent of liberation, removing māyā through His own supreme power called Vidyā.
The verse emphasizes antaryāmin-bhāva (meditation on the Lord within the heart) and yogic interiorization, where realization arises through Vidyā—grace-infused knowledge that dissolves delusion.
By using Ishvara-language and a śakti-based framework common to Śaiva yoga while spoken by Vishnu as Kurma, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: one Lord (Ishvara) grants Vidyā that destroys māyā.