Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
वाग्देवी वरदा वाच्या कीर्तिः सर्वार्थसाधिका / योगीश्वरी ब्रह्मविद्या महाविद्या सुशोभना
vāgdevī varadā vācyā kīrtiḥ sarvārthasādhikā / yogīśvarī brahmavidyā mahāvidyā suśobhanā
நீ வாக்தேவி, வரம் அருள்பவள்; சொற்களில் வெளிப்படும் சக்தி, எல்லா நோக்கங்களையும் நிறைவேற்றும் புகழ். நீ யோகீஸ்வரி, பிரம்மவித்யை, மகாவித்யை—ஒளிமிகு, மிக அழகியவள்.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna within the Ishvara Gita framework
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
By identifying the Goddess as brahma-vidyā and mahā-vidyā, the verse points to liberating knowledge that reveals Brahman/Ātman; speech and fame are elevated as powers that, when aligned with truth and mantra, lead toward the highest aim—mokṣa.
The term yogīśvarī implies the inner Śakti guiding yogins: disciplined speech (mantra-japa), contemplative learning of brahma-vidyā, and concentration that turns words into realization—central to the Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented, Pāśupata-leaning devotional discipline.
Within the Ishvara Gita’s synthetic theology, Vishnu (as Kūrma) praises the supreme knowledge-power (Śakti) revered across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams; the shared goal is brahma-vidyā leading to liberation, expressing non-sectarian unity in practice and realization.