Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
निर्यन्त्रा यन्त्रवाहस्था नन्दिनी भद्रकालिका / आदित्यवर्णा कौमारी मयूरवरवाहिनी
niryantrā yantravāhasthā nandinī bhadrakālikā / ādityavarṇā kaumārī mayūravaravāhinī
Elle est la Puissance souveraine et indomptée, et aussi Celle qui demeure sur (et gouverne) le véhicule sacré et ses mécanismes. Elle est Nandinī, la Kālikā de bon augure. Rayonnante de l’éclat du Soleil, elle est Kaumārī, qui chevauche le paon d’excellence.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing—within the Ishvara Gita-style teaching, presenting a Devi-stuti consistent with Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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By describing the Goddess as “unrestrained” and yet the director of all instruments and vehicles, the verse points to the Supreme Power that is not conditioned by the world, while simultaneously pervading and governing all embodied functions—an Atman/Ishvara principle expressed as Shakti.
The verse supports a contemplative practice of nāma-smaraṇa and devatā-dhyāna: meditating on Shakti as the inner regulator of the “yantra” (body–mind) and as the radiant Kaumārī form, aligning one’s discipline (yama-niyama and mantra-japa) with the indwelling divine governance emphasized in Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-oriented spirituality.
Spoken in a Kurma (Vishnu) teaching context yet praising forms like Bhadrakālikā and the Mātr̥kā Kaumārī, it reflects the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same Supreme is honored through Vaishnava narration and Shaiva-Shakta theological vocabulary, presenting one Reality through multiple divine forms.