Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
अविमुक्तं न सेवन्ति मूढा ये तमसावृताः / विण्मूत्ररेतसां मध्ये ते वसन्ति पुनः पुनः
avimuktaṃ na sevanti mūḍhā ye tamasāvṛtāḥ / viṇmūtraretasāṃ madhye te vasanti punaḥ punaḥ
Mereka yang dungu dan terselubung kegelapan tidak berlindung pada Avimukta. Berulang-ulang mereka tinggal di tengah kenajisan—di antara tinja, air kencing, dan mani—kembali lagi ke ikatan jasmani.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic teaching on Avimukta-kṣetra’s salvific power
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
By contrasting Avimukta (a locus of awakening) with tamas-bound delusion, the verse implies that ignorance obscures the Self; when ignorance persists, one repeatedly identifies with the impure body and remains in saṃsāra rather than realizing the Atman.
The verse points to viveka (discernment) and vairāgya (dispassion) as prerequisites: turning toward sacred discipline (tīrtha-sevā, japa, śiva/viṣṇu-bhakti, and inner purification) instead of remaining tamas-dominated. In Kurma Purana’s yogic ethos, such purification supports steady meditation and liberation-oriented practice.
Avimukta is traditionally associated with Śiva’s liberating grace, yet the Kurma Purana frames liberation through a shared dharmic-yogic vision where Hari and Hara are harmonized; seeking the liberating kṣetra signifies turning toward that unified salvific principle rather than bodily delusion.