Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

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

Devanagari script

वैद्युती शाश्वती योनिर्जगन्मातेश्वरप्रिया / सर्वाधारा महारूपा सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्विता

Transliteration

vaidyutī śāśvatī yonirjaganmāteśvarapriyā / sarvādhārā mahārūpā sarvaiśvaryasamanvitā

Translation

അവൾ മിന്നലുപോലെ ദീപ്തിമതി, ശാശ്വത യോനി (ആദി സ്രോതസ്); ജഗന്മാതയും ഈശ്വരപ്രിയയും. അവൾ സർവ്വാധാര, മഹാരൂപിണി, സർവ്വൈശ്വര്യസമന്വിത.

Word by Word

• वैद्युती: luminous, lightning-like
• वैद्युती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैद्युती (प्रातिपदिक; विद्युत्-सम्बन्धिनी तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शाश्वती: eternal
• शाश्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योनिḥ: womb, source
• योनिḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगत्: of the world
• जगत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ईश्वरप्रिया: beloved of the Lord
• ईश्वरप्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईश्वर + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ईश्वरस्य प्रिया)

• सर्वाधारा: support of all
• सर्वाधारा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य आधारः/आधारा)

• महारूपा: of great form
• महारूपा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् रूपं यस्याः)

• सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्विता: endowed with all lordly powers
• सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्विता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ऐश्वर्य + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; अन्वि-धातु क्त, सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वैश्वर्येण समन्विता)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu), teaching in the Īśvara-gītā section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Jaganmātā (Devī/Śakti)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By presenting the Goddess as the eternal source (yoni) and universal support (sarvādhārā), the verse points to an ultimate, all-pervading ground of being—beyond limited forms—through which Īśvara’s sovereignty is manifest in the cosmos.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports Īśvara-gītā style contemplation: meditate on the Divine as both transcendent (śāśvatī) and immanent (sarvādhārā), integrating devotion (to Īśvara and His beloved Śakti) with inward absorption—an orientation consistent with Pāśupata-inflected Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis.

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

Using the title Īśvara and praising the cosmic Mother as His beloved, the verse frames divinity as a unified Lord-with-Śakti principle; this is compatible with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Śiva/Vişṇu are approached through a shared Īśvara-tattva rather than rivalry.