Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
मेनोवाच पश्य बालामिमां राजन् राजीवसदृशाननाम् / हिताय सर्वभूतानां जाता च तपसावयोः
menovāca paśya bālāmimāṃ rājan rājīvasadṛśānanām / hitāya sarvabhūtānāṃ jātā ca tapasāvayoḥ
Mênā thưa: “Muôn tâu Đại vương, xin ngắm thiếu nữ này—dung nhan như hoa sen. Nàng sinh từ công phu khổ hạnh của đôi ta, vì lợi lạc cho hết thảy chúng sinh.”
Mena (Menā)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes tapas (disciplined spiritual heat) and lokahita (welfare of beings), which in the Ishvara-Gita setting are signs of alignment with the higher Self and the Lord’s order, rather than a direct Atman-definition.
Tapas is foregrounded—ascetic discipline and sustained spiritual effort—treated in the Kurma Purana’s Yoga-dharma framework as a means of purification and producing auspicious outcomes for oneself and the world.
Not explicitly in this line; however, the Ishvara-Gita context commonly frames tapas and universal welfare as shared Shaiva–Vaishnava virtues under one supreme governance, supporting the Purana’s synthesis.