Shloka 159
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
कल्याणी कमला रामा पञ्चभूता वरप्रदा / वाच्या वरेश्वरी वन्द्या दुर्जया दुरतिक्रमा
kalyāṇī kamalā rāmā pañcabhūtā varapradā / vācyā vareśvarī vandyā durjayā duratikramā
Dialah Kalyāṇī—kemuliaan dan keberuntungan itu sendiri; Dialah Kamalā (Lakṣmī), Dialah Rāmā (Yang Mempesonakan). Dia bersemayam sebagai lima unsur agung dan mengurniakan anugerah. Dia diseru dengan ucapan suci; Dialah Vareśvarī, Sang Ratu yang layak disembah—tidak terkalahkan dan tidak teratasi.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing in the Īśvara-gītā context, presenting a devotional litany of Devī’s names as part of Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
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.
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.
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.