Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
परिष्वक्तस्य देवेन द्विजेन्द्रस्याथ देहतः / निर्गत्य महती ज्योत्स्ना विवेशादित्यमण्डलम् / ऋग्यजुः सामसंज्ञं तत् पवित्रममलं पदम्
pariṣvaktasya devena dvijendrasyātha dehataḥ / nirgatya mahatī jyotsnā viveśādityamaṇḍalam / ṛgyajuḥ sāmasaṃjñaṃ tat pavitramamalaṃ padam
ثمّ لما احتضن الديفا ذلك السامي من ذوي الولادتين، انبثق من جسده نورٌ عظيم ودخل قرص الشمس، فبلغ المقام الطاهر الذي لا دنس فيه، المعروف بأنه عينُ الرِّغ واليَجُس والسَّامَا (الفيدا).
Sūta (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, in the Purāṇic frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It portrays liberation as a movement into a “stainless state” (amalaṃ padam) identified with Vedic essence—suggesting the Self’s culmination as pure, luminous consciousness beyond bodily limitation, expressed through the symbol of solar tejas.
While not giving step-by-step practice, the verse emphasizes purification (pavitram) and ascent through tejas (inner radiance), aligning with Kurma Purana’s yogic vision where Vedic sanctity, mantra, and disciplined inner clarity mature into a luminous, liberated state.
By grounding liberation in a “pure state” synonymous with Vedic reality rather than sectarian identity, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-competitive synthesis: the Lord’s grace and Vedic truth function as a single salvific principle compatible with both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava frames.