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
وہ گُہْی (باطنی) شکتی ہے، گُنوں سے ماورا، ہمیشہ ہر سمت رُخ رکھنے والی۔ وہ بھگنی بھی ہے اور بھگوان کی پتنی بھی؛ وہ سکلا، یعنی کامل، اور کال کی کارِفرما ہے۔
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.