Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Cosmic Realms Above Dhruva, the Pātālas Below, and the Foundation of Pralaya
Ananta–Kāla
निर्ममा निरहङ्काराः कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः / द्रक्ष्यन्ति ब्रह्मणा युक्ता रुद्रलोकः स वै स्मृतः
nirmamā nirahaṅkārāḥ kāmakrodhavivarjitāḥ / drakṣyanti brahmaṇā yuktā rudralokaḥ sa vai smṛtaḥ
Ceux qui sont sans attachement ni ego, dépourvus de désir et de colère—unis au Brahman—verront cet état suprême. Ce domaine est rappelé comme Rudraloka, le monde de Rudra.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on liberation and Rudraloka as the fruit of Brahma-yoga
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that realization comes through Brahman-union (brahmaṇā yuktāḥ): when possessiveness, ego, desire, and anger fall away, one directly ‘sees’ the highest reality—expressed here as Rudraloka, a Shaiva name for the supreme liberated attainment.
The verse highlights Brahma-yoga grounded in vairāgya and inner purification: renouncing ‘mine’-ness (nirmama), dissolving ego (nirahaṅkāra), and mastering the kleshas of desire and anger (kāma-krodha). These are presented as prerequisites for direct realization (darśana).
Although spoken in a Vaiṣṇava Purana context, the liberated goal is named Rudraloka, signaling a non-sectarian synthesis where Brahman-realization is equally expressed in Shaiva terminology (Rudra) and Vedantic language (Brahman).