Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
सैषा धात्री विधात्री च परमानन्दमिच्छताम् / संसारतापानखिलान् निहन्तीश्वरसंश्रया
saiṣā dhātrī vidhātrī ca paramānandamicchatām / saṃsāratāpānakhilān nihantīśvarasaṃśrayā
இது தாத்ரீயும் விதாத்ரீயும் ஆகும்; பரமானந்தம் நாடுவோர்க்கு, ஈச்வர சரணத்தில் நிலைத்து, சம்சாரத் தாபங்கள் அனைத்தையும் அழிக்கிறது.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (Ishvara Gita context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It points to liberation through īśvara-saṃśraya (refuge in the Lord): when consciousness is anchored in the Supreme, the “heats” of saṃsāra are extinguished and supreme bliss is realized—implying the Self’s fulfillment in the Highest Reality.
The verse emphasizes īśvara-saṃśraya as a core sādhanā: steady surrender, devotion, and contemplative reliance on Īśvara as the regulating principle—aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-oriented discipline that removes saṃsāric afflictions.
By centering liberation on refuge in Īśvara, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the saving Lord is the one Supreme Reality (Īśvara) revered through both Shaiva and Vaishnava lenses in the Ishvara Gita.