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
闇に覆われた愚か者はアヴィムクタ（Avimukta）に帰依しない。彼らは幾度も汚穢の中—糞尿と精のただ中—に住し、たびたび有身の生へと戻る。
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.