Shloka 22
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
विन्ध्यपादे प्रपश्यन्ति देवदेवं सदाशिवम् / भक्त्या ये ते न पश्यन्ति यमस्य सदनं द्विजाः
vindhyapāde prapaśyanti devadevaṃ sadāśivam / bhaktyā ye te na paśyanti yamasya sadanaṃ dvijāḥ
विन्ध्यपाद में वे देवों के देव सदाशिव का दर्शन करते हैं। जो भक्तिभाव से वहाँ उनका दर्शन करते हैं, हे द्विजो, वे यम के धाम को नहीं देखते।
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse to the dvijas/sages; tirtha-mahātmya section)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By presenting Sadāśiva as “Devadeva” whose direct vision (darśana) dissolves fear of death, the verse implies a liberating divine reality that transcends Yama—pointing to the Supreme as the deathless ground of liberation.
The emphasis is on bhakti-yoga expressed through tīrtha-sevā and darśana: approaching a sacred locus with devotion, fixing the mind on Sadāśiva, and attaining the fruit of freedom from post-mortem bondage (symbolized by not seeing Yama’s abode).
In the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, devotion to Shiva at a sacred tirtha is presented as a direct means to liberation; this aligns with the text’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony where the Supreme is approached through either form without contradiction.