Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
इत्येतदखिलं विप्राः शक्तिशक्तिमदुद्भवम् / प्रोच्यते सर्ववेदेषु मुनिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः
ityetadakhilaṃ viprāḥ śaktiśaktimadudbhavam / procyate sarvavedeṣu munibhistattvadarśibhiḥ
Assim, ó brâmanes, toda esta doutrina—nascida de Śakti e do Śaktimān (o Poder e o Senhor do Poder)—é ensinada em todos os Vedas pelos sábios que veem a Verdade.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames ultimate teaching as rooted in Śakti and the Śaktimān—implying the Supreme is not a powerless abstraction but the conscious Lord inseparable from His power, a Veda-grounded view of reality.
This verse itself is a Vedic-validation conclusion rather than a technique; it supports Ishvara Gita practice by grounding Yoga-shastra and contemplations on the Lord-with-Power (Śiva/Vishnu as Īśvara) in Vedic testimony.
By centering truth on Īśvara as Śaktimān with Śakti and citing Vedic unanimity, it aligns with the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the one Lord is praised through both Shaiva and Vaishnava theological language.