Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
गिरीन्द्रवचनं श्रुत्वा ततः सा परमेश्वरी / व्याजहार महाशैलं योगिनामभयप्रदा
girīndravacanaṃ śrutvā tataḥ sā parameśvarī / vyājahāra mahāśailaṃ yogināmabhayapradā
听闻山主吉利因陀罗的话语后，那至上女主——赐予瑜伽行者无畏者——便对那巍峨大山开口说道。
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the Supreme Goddess’ response after Girīndra’s words)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By portraying the Supreme Goddess (Parameśvarī) as the giver of “abhaya” to yogins, the verse implies that realization culminates in fearlessness—an Atman-centered state where the yogin abides beyond change and threat.
The verse highlights the yogic fruit of practice—abhaya (fearlessness). In the Ishvara Gita’s Shaiva-Yoga frame, such fearlessness is associated with steady absorption, inner detachment, and divine grace that stabilizes the practitioner’s mind.
Though not naming Vishnu directly, the Ishvara Gita context in the Kurma Purana typically presents divine unity: the Supreme (Ishvara) is one, expressed through Shaiva-Shakti authority while harmonizing with Vaishnava narration—supporting a non-sectarian synthesis.