Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 7
Iśvara on Māyā, the Unmanifest, and the Viśvarūpa of the One Supreme
अनन्ता शक्तयो ऽव्यक्ते मायाद्याः संस्थिता ध्रुवाः / तस्मिन् दिवि स्थितं नित्यमव्यक्तं भाति केवलम्
anantā śaktayo 'vyakte māyādyāḥ saṃsthitā dhruvāḥ / tasmin divi sthitaṃ nityamavyaktaṃ bhāti kevalam
မမြင်နိုင်သော အဗျက္တ၌ မာယာမှစ၍ အနန္တသော သက္တိများ တည်မြဲစွာ တည်ရှိကြသည်။ ထိုအမြင့်မြတ်သော တောက်ပသည့် လောက၌ အဗျက္တတည်းသာ အစဉ်အမြဲ ထွန်းလင်းနေသည်။
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching within the Ishvara Gītā discourse
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the ultimate reality as the Avyakta—beyond speech and form—within which all powers (śaktis) such as Māyā abide, while the Unmanifest alone remains self-luminous and eternal.
The verse supports inward Pāśupata-style contemplation: withdrawing attention from changing manifestations and meditating on the self-shining Unmanifest (avyakta) as the stable ground of all śaktis.
By teaching a single Unmanifest reality that transcends names and forms, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme principle praised as Īśvara can be realized beyond the Shiva–Vishnu distinction.