Shloka 125
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्वितः / भुक्त्वा च विपुलान्स्वर्गे भोगान्दिव्यान्सुशोभनान्
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ / bhuktvā ca vipulānsvarge bhogāndivyānsuśobhanān
متحرّراً من جميع الآثام ومُتّصفاً بكل وجوه اليسر والنعمة، يهنأ في السماء بملذّاتٍ وافرة، إلهيّة، بهيّة زاهية.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages (Kurma Purana discourse frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
Indirectly: it speaks in the karmic register—purification from sin and attainment of heavenly enjoyment—showing that ethical and devotional discipline purifies the jīva; the deeper Atman-teaching is typically unfolded elsewhere (notably in the Ishvara Gita sections) beyond mere svarga-phala.
This verse itself emphasizes the result (pāpa-kṣaya and svarga-bhoga). In Kurma Purana’s broader framework, such fruits are connected to disciplined dharma—vrata, dāna, pūjā, japa, and yogic restraint—often aligned with Pāśupata-oriented purification leading from worldly merit toward higher realization.
The verse is non-sectarian in wording and focuses on karmaphala. In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such merit and purification are upheld as valid whether approached through Shaiva-Pāśupata or Vaishnava devotion, ultimately harmonized under one supreme dharma.