Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
काष्ठा सर्वान्तरस्था च चिच्छक्तिरतिलालसा / नन्दा सर्वात्मिका विद्या ज्योतीरूपामृताक्षरा
kāṣṭhā sarvāntarasthā ca cicchaktiratilālasā / nandā sarvātmikā vidyā jyotīrūpāmṛtākṣarā
នាងជាកាស្ឋា ស្ថិតនៅក្នុងអន្តរភាគទាំងអស់; នាងជាចិច្ចសក្តិ—ថាមពលនៃចិត្តដឹង—មានក្តីប្រាថ្នាខ្លាំង (ដើម្បីបង្ហាញសកល)។ នាងជានន្ទា ជាវិទ្យាសព្វអាត្មា ដែលជាអត្តសាររបស់សព្វសត្វ; នាងមានរូបជាពន្លឺ ហើយអក្សររបស់នាងជាអម្រឹតមិនស្លាប់។
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It portrays the supreme principle as the inner indweller of all (sarvāntarasthā) and as all-souled knowledge (sarvātmikā vidyā), indicating a non-dual Self that shines as consciousness and light.
The verse supports Ishvara Gita meditation on the indwelling luminous consciousness (jyotīrūpā) and mantra-contemplation on imperishable sacred sound (amṛtākṣarā), aligning with Pashupata-oriented inner worship and jñāna-yoga.
By presenting a single supreme Consciousness-Power as the Self within all, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: the highest reality honored as Ishvara can be approached through both Shaiva and Vaishnava frames without contradiction.