Shloka 137
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
ज्ञात्वा यथावद् विप्रेन्द्रान् श्रावयेद् भक्तिसंयुतान् / सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
jñātvā yathāvad viprendrān śrāvayed bhaktisaṃyutān / sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmasāyujyamāpnuyāt
উপদেশটি যথাযথ জেনে ভক্তিসম্পন্ন শ্রেষ্ঠ ব্রাহ্মণদের তা শ্রবণ করাবে। সে সর্বপাপমুক্ত হয়ে ব্রহ্মের সায়ুজ্য লাভ করে।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages/seekers in the Upari-bhāga discourse context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames liberation as brahma-sāyujya—union with Brahman—implying the highest goal is intimate oneness with the Supreme reality, attained through right knowledge supported by devotional hearing.
The verse emphasizes śravaṇa (devotional hearing/recitation) done “yathāvat” (properly). In Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented dharma, disciplined listening to true teaching functions as a core sādhanā that purifies sin and stabilizes knowledge.
While not naming Shiva directly, it reflects the Purana’s synthetic stance: devotion (bhakti) and liberating knowledge culminate in Brahman-realization, a shared non-sectarian summit that Shaiva and Vaishnava paths both point toward in the Kurma tradition.