Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 121
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
कामधेनुर्बृहद्गर्भा धीमती मोहनाशिनी / निः सङ्कल्पा निरातङ्का विनया विनयप्रदा
kāmadhenurbṛhadgarbhā dhīmatī mohanāśinī / niḥ saṅkalpā nirātaṅkā vinayā vinayapradā
Elle est Kāmadhenu, la vache qui exauce les vœux, au vaste sein, source d’une création immense; la Sage qui dissipe l’illusion. Sans constructions mentales, sans crainte; elle est l’humilité même et celle qui accorde l’humilité, la juste discipline.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna in the Ishvara Gita-style teaching (Upari-bhaga 1–11).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling the Goddess “niḥsaṅkalpā” (free from conceptual constructions) and “nirātaṅkā” (undisturbed), the verse points to the Supreme reality as beyond mental projections—known through steady discernment that dissolves delusion (moha).
The key practice implied is moving toward a niḥsaṅkalpa (nirvikalpa-like) steadiness: restraining conceptual thought, cultivating dhī (spiritual intelligence), and grounding oneself in vinaya (disciplined humility), which aligns with Pashupata-style inner purification and composure.
In the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, the Supreme is praised through Shakti-epithets while taught by Lord Kurma (Vishnu); this supports a non-sectarian vision where the same highest reality is approached through Shaiva-Shakti and Vaishnava revelation without contradiction.