Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 144
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
गुह्यशक्तिर्गुणातीता सर्वदा सर्वतोमुखी / भगिनी भगवत्पत्नी सकला कालकारिणी
guhyaśaktirguṇātītā sarvadā sarvatomukhī / bhaginī bhagavatpatnī sakalā kālakāriṇī
அவள் மறைஉள் சக்தி, குணங்களை கடந்தவள், எப்போதும் எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் முகமுடையவள். அவள் சகோதரியும், பகவானின் துணைவியுமாய்; அவள் சகலா—முழுமையானவள்—காலத்தை நடத்துபவளும் ஆவாள்.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching within the Ishvara Gita section
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By describing the Supreme Power as guṇātītā (beyond the guṇas) and sarvatomukhī (all-pervading), the verse points to a reality that is not limited by material qualities and is present everywhere—indicating the transcendent basis of Atman/Ishvara behind all experience.
The verse supports contemplative Yoga that meditates on the inner (guhya) Shakti as ever-present and beyond the guṇas—encouraging guṇa-viveka (discernment from qualities) and one-pointed devotion/absorption (dhyāna) on the all-pervading Ishvara-Shakti described in the Ishvara Gita.
By presenting a single Supreme Shakti who is both intimate kin (bhaginī) and consort of Bhagavan, the text frames divinity as one integrated reality of Ishvara and Shakti—harmonizing Shaiva-Shakta language with Vaishnava Bhagavan terminology in a non-sectarian synthesis typical of the Kurma Purana.