Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
सरोजनिलया मुद्रा योगनिद्रा सुरार्दिना / सरस्वती सर्वविद्या जगज्ज्येष्ठा सुमङ्गला
sarojanilayā mudrā yoganidrā surārdinā / sarasvatī sarvavidyā jagajjyeṣṭhā sumaṅgalā
พระองค์ประทับเหนือดอกบัว เป็นมุทราแห่งความสำเร็จทางจิต และเป็นโยคะนิทรา ผู้ปราบศัตรูแห่งทวยเทพ พระองค์คือสรัสวตี—ปวงวิทยาทั้งสิ้น ผู้เป็นใหญ่ดั้งเดิมแห่งโลก และผู้เป็นมงคลสูงสุด
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing in the Ishvara Gita style hymn/praise
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By attributing cosmic functions like Yoga-nidrā and primordial seniority (jagajjyeṣṭhā) to the Goddess, the verse implies that ultimate reality is a single, all-pervading power manifesting as consciousness, knowledge, and auspicious order—qualities that the seeker recognizes inwardly as the Atman’s luminous intelligence.
The verse points to mudrā (a yogic “seal” or stabilizing mark of realization) and yoganidrā (deep yogic repose). In Kurma Purana’s Yoga-oriented teaching, these suggest disciplined inner stillness where knowledge (sarasvatī/sarvavidyā) becomes steady and transformative.
Although voiced in a Vaishnava setting (Lord Kūrma), the verse praises a divine śakti that functions as cosmic power and knowledge—consistent with Shaiva-Śākta language—thus supporting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Shiva-Vishnu unity is expressed through shared divine attributes and a single supreme principle.