Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

बुद्धिमाता बुद्धिमती पुरुषान्तरवासिनी / तरस्विनी समाधिस्था त्रिनेत्रा दिविसंस्थिता

Transliteration

buddhimātā buddhimatī puruṣāntaravāsinī / tarasvinī samādhisthā trinetrā divisaṃsthitā

Translation

នាងគឺជា​មាតានៃបុទ្ធិ និងខ្លួននាងផ្ទាល់មានបុទ្ធិដ៏ឧត្តម; នាងស្ថិតនៅក្នុង​បុរសខាងក្នុង គឺចិត្តដឹងដែលស្នាក់នៅ។ នាងមានកម្លាំងរហ័សរហួន ស្ថិតក្នុង​សមាធិ; មានភ្នែកបី នាងស្នាក់នៅក្នុងលោកសួគ៌។

Word by Word

• बुद्धिमाता: mother of intellect
• बुद्धिमाता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बुद्धिमती: intelligent; possessing intellect
• बुद्धिमती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धि + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुरुषान्तरवासिनी: dwelling within persons
• पुरुषान्तरवासिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुष + अन्तर + वासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तरस्विनी: powerful; energetic
• तरस्विनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरस्विन्/तरस् + इनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• समाधिस्था: abiding in samādhi
• समाधिस्था: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाधि + स्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्रिनेत्रा: three-eyed
• त्रिनेत्रा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (द्विगु-समास: ‘three-eyed’)

• दिविसंस्थिता: situated in heaven
• दिविसंस्थिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिवि + संस्थिता (स्था धातु (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग + क्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (past participle: ‘situated’)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Shakti)
• Samadhi
• Trinetra (Shaiva motif)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By calling the देवी “puruṣāntaravāsinī,” the verse points to the divine as the indwelling presence within the person—experienced as inner consciousness and the very source of बुद्धि (discernment).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The key yogic marker is “samādhisthā”—the deity is described as established in samādhi, implying that realization is aligned with meditative absorption and steady inner integration (yoga as inward stabilization of mind and बुद्धि).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

The epithet “trinetrā” carries a Shaiva iconography while being taught within Lord Kurma’s discourse, illustrating the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where one supreme reality is praised through both Shaiva and Vaishnava symbols.