Shloka 159

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

Devanagari script

कल्याणी कमला रामा पञ्चभूता वरप्रदा / वाच्या वरेश्वरी वन्द्या दुर्जया दुरतिक्रमा

Transliteration

kalyāṇī kamalā rāmā pañcabhūtā varapradā / vācyā vareśvarī vandyā durjayā duratikramā

Translation

അവൾ കല്യാണി; അവൾ കമലാ (ലക്ഷ്മി), അവൾ രാമാ. അവൾ പഞ്ചമഹാഭൂതങ്ങളിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതയായി വരങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്നു. പുണ്യവാക്കാൽ ആവാഹ്യ, വരേശ്വരി, വന്ദ്യ—അജേയയും അതിക്രമാതീതയും।

Word by Word

• कल्याणी: the auspicious one
• कल्याणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• कमला: Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• कमला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• रामा: Rāmā (beautiful one; Lakṣmī)
• रामा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• पञ्चभूता: consisting of the five elements
• पञ्चभूता: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + भूता (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भू (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च भूता यस्याः/या)

• वरप्रदा: giver of boons
• वरप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः (वरान् प्रददाति)

• वाच्या: to be spoken/praised
• वाच्या: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाच्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• वरेश्वरी: mistress of boons; supreme lady
• वरेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वराणाम् ईश्वरी)

• वन्द्या: worthy of worship
• वन्द्या: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• दुर्जया: hard to conquer
• दुर्जया: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (दुर् + जया = जेतुम् अशक्या)

• दुरतिक्रमा: hard to surpass
• दुरतिक्रमा: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + अतिक्रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अतिक्रान्तुम् अशक्या)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing in the Īśvara-gītā context, presenting a devotional litany of Devī’s names as part of Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• Rāmā (Lakṣmī)
• Devī (Supreme Goddess)
• Pañca-bhūta (five elements)

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FAQs

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

By identifying the Goddess with the pañca-bhūtas (five elements) and as “unsurpassable,” the verse points to an all-pervading ultimate reality that is both immanent in the cosmos and transcendent beyond it—an Īśvara/Śakti expression of the one Supreme principle.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vācyā—invocation through sacred speech—supporting japa, stuti, and mantra-based contemplation. In the Kurma Purana’s Īśvara-gītā milieu, such disciplined recitation functions as a yogic aid for ekāgratā (one-pointedness) and devotion aligned with Pāśupata-oriented inner purification.

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

Within the Īśvara-gītā’s synthesis, the Supreme is praised through Devī as cosmic power and sovereignty; this supports the Purana’s non-sectarian stance where Vishnu (as Kūrma) teaches a theology compatible with Śaiva-Pāśupata devotion—one reality honored through complementary divine forms.