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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

सदानन्दा सदाकीर्तिः सर्वभूताश्रयस्थिता / वाग्देवता ब्रह्मकला कलातीता कलारणिः

Transliteration

sadānandā sadākīrtiḥ sarvabhūtāśrayasthitā / vāgdevatā brahmakalā kalātītā kalāraṇiḥ

Translation

Nàng là Hỷ Lạc vĩnh hằng, là Vinh Quang vĩnh hằng, an lập làm nơi nương tựa của muôn loài. Nàng là Nữ Thần của Ngôn Từ (Vāgdevatā), là nghệ thuật thần diệu của Phạm Thiên; Nàng vượt ngoài mọi phân kỳ của thời gian và chính là nguồn mạch khiến các phân kỳ ấy sinh khởi.

Word by Word

सदाalways

आनन्दाbliss (as a name/epithet)

सदाalways

कीर्तिःfame, glory

सर्वभूताश्रयस्थिताsituated in/abiding as the refuge of all beings

वाक्speech

देवताgoddess, deity

ब्रह्मकलाthe portion/energy of Brahman

कलातीताtranscending the arts/parts (kalā)

कलारणिःthe fire-stick/source of kalā (arts/parts)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Vāc (Speech)

Brahman

Kalā (time/phase)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By portraying the Supreme as ever-blissful and the refuge of all beings, the verse points to an underlying reality that sustains existence and is not limited by time’s divisions (kalā), a key marker of the Atman/Brahman principle in Purāṇic yoga-theology.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Vāc (sacred speech) as a divine principle, supporting mantra-japa and contemplative absorption on the source of speech and time—practices aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion where disciplined recitation and inward concentration lead beyond temporal limitation.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By grounding divinity in a transcendent Śakti/Brahman principle (refuge of all beings, beyond time), the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Shiva and Vishnu are understood as expressions of the same supreme reality operating through one power.