Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
तां दृष्ट्वा जायमानां च स्वेच्छयैव वराननाम् / मेना हिमवतः पत्नी प्राहेदं पर्वतेश्वरम्
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā jāyamānāṃ ca svecchayaiva varānanām / menā himavataḥ patnī prāhedaṃ parvateśvaram
Voyant naître, de son propre vouloir, cette jeune fille au visage charmant, Menā—épouse d’Himavat—adressa ces paroles au Seigneur des montagnes.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Menā addressing Himavat)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
Indirectly, it suggests a doctrine of divine self-manifestation: the girl is described as “born by her own will,” echoing the Purāṇic idea that higher reality can appear in the world through autonomous śakti rather than ordinary causation.
No explicit yoga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork for Devī’s advent, which later frames Śaiva disciplines (including Pāśupata-oriented themes elsewhere in the Kurma Purana) as empowered by divine grace and purpose.
The verse does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; however, by situating Devī’s manifestation within the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, it supports the Purāṇic view that divine agencies (Śiva-śakti and Viṣṇu’s cosmic order) operate harmoniously in sacred history.