Kurma Purana · Chapter 2.4

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge (īśvaragītāsu) tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ
īśvara uvāca
vakṣye samāhitā yūyaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ brahmavādinaḥ /
māhātmyaṃ devadevasya yenedaṃ saṃpravartate

nāhaṃ tapobhirvividhairna dānena na cejyayā /
śakyo hi puruṣairjñātumṛte bhaktimanuttamām

ahaṃ hi sarvabhāvānāmantastiṣṭhāmi sarvagaḥ /
māṃ sarvasākṣiṇaṃ loko na jānāti munīśvarāḥ

yasyāntarā sarvamidaṃ yo hi sarvāntaraḥ paraḥ /
so 'handhātā vidhātā ca kālo 'gnirviśvatomukhaḥ

na māṃ paśyanti munayaḥ sarve 'pi tridivaukasaḥ /
brahmā ca manavaḥ śakro ye cānye prathitaujasaḥ

gṛṇanti satataṃ vedā māmekaṃ parameśvaram /
yajanti vividhairagniṃ brāhmaṇā vaidikairmakhaiḥ

sarve lokā namasyanti brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ /
dhyāyanti yogino devaṃ bhūtādhipatimīśvaram

ahaṃ hi sarvahaviṣāṃ bhoktā caiva phalapradaḥ /
sarvadevatanurbhūtvā sarvātmā sarvasaṃsthitaḥ

māṃ paśyantīha vidvāṃśo dhārmikā vedavādinaḥ /
teṣāṃ sannihito nityaṃ ye bhaktyā māmupāsate

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā dhārmikā māmupāsate /
teṣāṃ dadāmi tat sthānamānandaṃ paramaṃ padam

anye 'pi ye vikarmasthāḥ śūdrādyā nīcajātayaḥ /
bhaktimantaḥ pramucyante kālena mayi saṃgatāḥ

na madbhaktā vinaśyanti madbhaktā vītakalmaṣāḥ /
ādāvetat pratijñātaṃ na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati

yo vai nindati taṃ mūḍho devadevaṃ sa nindati /
yo hi taṃ pūjayed bhaktyā sa pūjayati māṃ sadā

patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ madārādhanakāraṇāt /
yo me dadāti niyataḥ sa me bhaktaḥ priyo mataḥ

ahaṃ hi jagatāmādau brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam /
vidhāya dattavān vedānaśeṣānātmaniḥ sṛtān

ahameva hi sarveṣāṃ yogināṃ gururavyayaḥ /
dhārmikāṇāṃ ca goptāhaṃ nihantā vedavidviṣām

ahaṃ vai sarvasaṃsārānmocako yogināmiha /
saṃsāraheturevāhaṃ sarvasaṃsāravarjitaḥ

ahameva hi saṃhartā straṣṭāhaṃ paripālakaḥ /
māyāvī māmīkā śaktirmāyā lokavimohinī

mamaiva ca parā śaktiryā sā vidyeti gīyate /
nāśayāmi tayā māyāṃ yogināṃ hṛdi saṃsthitaḥ

ahaṃ hi sarvaśaktīnāṃ pravartakanivartakaḥ /
ādhārabhūtaḥ sarvāsāṃ nidhānamamṛtasya ca

ekā sarvāntarā śaktiḥ karoti vividhaṃ jagat /
āsthāya brahmāṇo rūpaṃ manmayī madadhiṣṭhitā

anyā ca śaktirvipulā saṃsthāpayati me jagat /
bhūtvā nārāyaṇo 'nanto jagannātho jaganmayaḥ

tṛtīyā mahatī śaktirnihanti sakalaṃ jagat /
tāmasī me samākhyātā kālākhyā rudrarūpiṇī

dhyānena māṃ prapaśyanti kecijjñānena cāpare /
apare bhaktiyogena karmayogena cāpare

sarveṣāmeva bhaktānāmiṣṭaḥ priyataro mama /
yo hi jñānena māṃ nityamārādhayati nānyathā

anye ca ye trayo bhaktā madārādhanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ /
te 'pi māṃ prāpnuvantyeva nāvartante ca vai punaḥ

mayā tatamidaṃ kṛtsanaṃ pradhānapuruṣātmakam /
mayyeva saṃsthitaṃ viśvaṃ mayā saṃpreryate jagat

nāhaṃ prerayitā viprāḥ paramaṃ yogamāśritaḥ /
prerayāmi jagatkṛtsnametadyo veda so 'mṛtaḥ

paśyāmyaśeṣamevedaṃ vartamānaṃ svabhāvataḥ /
karoti kālo bhagavān mahāyogeśvaraḥ svayam

yogaḥ saṃprocyate yogī māyā śāstreṣu sūribhiḥ /
yogeśvaro 'sau bhagavān mahādevo mahān prabhuḥ

mahattvaṃ sarvatattvānāṃ paratvāt parameṣṭhinaḥ /
procyate bhagavān brahmā mahān brahmamayo 'malaḥ

yo māmevaṃ vijānāti mahāyogeśvareśvaram /
so 'vikalpena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

so 'haṃ prerayitā devaḥ paramānandamāśritaḥ /
nṛtyāmi yogī satataṃ yastad veda sa vedavit

iti guhyatamaṃ jñānaṃ sarvavedeṣu niṣṭhitam /
prasannacetase deyaṃ dhārmikāyāhitāgnaye