Shloka 107
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
वारणस्याश्च माहात्म्यं तीर्थानां चैव वर्णनम् / तीर्थयात्रा च व्यासस्य देव्याश्चैवाथ दर्शनम् / उद्वासनं च कथितं वरदानं तथैव च
vāraṇasyāśca māhātmyaṃ tīrthānāṃ caiva varṇanam / tīrthayātrā ca vyāsasya devyāścaivātha darśanam / udvāsanaṃ ca kathitaṃ varadānaṃ tathaiva ca
Se expuso la grandeza de Vārāṇasī, junto con la descripción de los tīrtha, los lugares sagrados. También se relata la peregrinación de Vyāsa y la visión de la Diosa; asimismo, su despedida ritual (udvāsana) y la concesión de dones.
Primary narrator (Purāṇic sūta/narrator voice) summarizing the chapter’s contents within the Kurma Purana dialogue framework.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is a thematic colophon-style summary focused on tīrtha-māhātmya and Devī’s appearance; it does not directly define Ātman, but it frames liberation-oriented tradition through sacred geography, darśana, and grace (varadāna) as supports for dharma and spiritual realization.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this line; the practice emphasized is tīrthayātrā (pilgrimage) culminating in devī-darśana, implying purification (śuddhi), devotion (bhakti), and disciplined observance—often treated in Purāṇas as preparatory aids complementary to yoga and jñāna.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, by centering Kāśī-tīrthas and Devī’s darśana, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s wider Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where sacred places and divine manifestations are integrated into a unified dharmic path.