Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 178
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
विसङ्गा भेदरहिता मनोज्ञा मधुसूदनी / महाश्रीः श्रीसमुत्पत्तिस्तमः पारे प्रतिष्ठिता
visaṅgā bhedarahitā manojñā madhusūdanī / mahāśrīḥ śrīsamutpattistamaḥ pāre pratiṣṭhitā
Elle est sans attache et sans tache, libre de toute division ; ravissante et celle qui terrasse Madhu. Elle est la Grande Splendeur—la source même d’où naît l’auspicieuse Śrī—établie au-delà des ténèbres de l’ignorance.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By describing the supreme principle as “bhedarahitā” (without division) and “tamaḥ pāre pratiṣṭhitā” (established beyond darkness), the verse points to a non-dual, ignorance-transcending reality—characteristic of the Atman/Brahman beyond limiting distinctions.
The verse supports Yogic contemplation on the non-attached, non-dual reality: meditation that moves beyond tamas (ignorance) toward clarity (sattva) and direct insight—aligning with Ishvara Gita-style devotion and knowledge that culminate in absorption in the supreme, taintless principle.
By presenting the supreme power as non-dual and beyond darkness while using Vaishnava-coded epithets (Madhusūdanī/Madhusūdana), the verse fits the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the one supreme reality is praised through multiple sectarian vocabularies without contradiction.