Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
तस्याः प्रभावमतुलं सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः / विन्दन्ति मुनयो वेत्ति शङ्करो वा स्वयं हरिः
tasyāḥ prabhāvamatulaṃ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ / vindanti munayo vetti śaṅkaro vā svayaṃ hariḥ
ಇಂದ್ರನೊಡನೆ ಸರ್ವ ದೇವರು ಅವಳ ಅತುಲ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ಅರಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಮುನಿಗಳೂ ತಿಳಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಶಂಕರನೋ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಹರಿಯೋ ಮಾತ್ರವೇ ತಿಳಿದಿರುವರು।
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) speaking within the Ishvara Gita discourse to the sages/King Indradyumna context
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By implying that ultimate knowledge is complete only in the Supreme—named here as Śiva or Hari—the verse points to a single highest reality beyond limited divine or human cognition, with Śiva–Viṣṇu as two theological names for that same supremacy.
While no technique is listed explicitly, the verse aligns with Ishvara Gita themes: realization (vindanti) comes through yogic insight and disciplined tapas/meditation, culminating in God-knowledge (īśvara-jñāna) associated with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner contemplation.
It presents a non-sectarian synthesis: the fullest knowing is attributed to Śaṅkara or to Hari Himself, signaling functional and metaphysical unity—two forms/names expressing one Īśvara.