Shloka 148
Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
स्थापयध्वमिदं मार्गं पूजयध्वं महेश्वरम् / अचिरादैश्वरं ज्ञानमुत्पत्स्यति न संशयः
sthāpayadhvamidaṃ mārgaṃ pūjayadhvaṃ maheśvaram / acirādaiśvaraṃ jñānamutpatsyati na saṃśayaḥ
આ માર્ગને સ્થાપિત કરો અને મહેશ્વરની પૂજા કરો. ટૂંક સમયમાં ઈશ્વરપ્રદત્ત જ્ઞાન ઉત્પન્ન થશે—એમાં સંશય નથી।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing devotees/sages in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that liberating knowledge (jñāna) is not merely intellectual but ‘aiśvara’—arising by the grace and sovereignty of Īśvara—thereby revealing the Self through divinely grounded realization.
The verse emphasizes establishing a disciplined spiritual mārga and practicing īśvara-pūjā (devotional-ritual worship) as a core Pāśupata-oriented means by which higher knowledge and steady inner transformation quickly arise.
By having Lord Kūrma (a form of Vishnu) direct worship to Mahēśvara (Shiva) as the source of aiśvara-jñāna, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian unity where devotion to Shiva is affirmed within a Vaishnava voice.