Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
सुभद्रा देवकी सीता वेदवेदाङ्गपारगा / मनस्विनी मन्युमाता महामन्युसमुद्भवा
subhadrā devakī sītā vedavedāṅgapāragā / manasvinī manyumātā mahāmanyusamudbhavā
Elle est Subhadrā, Devakī et Sītā — celle qui a franchi les Veda et leurs membres auxiliaires. Elle est ferme d’esprit, Mère de Manyu, la colère sacrée, et née du Grand Manyu, force cosmique qui dompte le mal.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing within the Ishvara Gita section (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
By presenting the Goddess as “beyond the Vedas and Vedāṅgas,” the verse points to the Supreme Reality that transcends textual learning—known directly as inner truth, with the Devi as that transcendent power supporting realization.
The verse emphasizes inner steadiness (manasvinī) over mere scholarship, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented discipline where mastery culminates in concentrated awareness and purification—knowledge becomes lived yogic insight.
In the Ishvara Gita’s integrative theology, Vishnu (as Lord Kūrma) praises the Devi with epithets resonant across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, indicating a non-sectarian unity where the same supreme power is honored in multiple divine forms.