Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 144 - Kurma Purana | Kannada | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 144

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Devanagari script

पृथिव्यां सर्वतीर्थेषु स्नात्वा पुण्येषु वा द्विजः / मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैः समस्तैरपि पूरुषः

Transliteration

pṛthivyāṃ sarvatīrtheṣu snātvā puṇyeṣu vā dvijaḥ / mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ samastairapi pūruṣaḥ

Translation

ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಎಲ್ಲ ತೀರ್ಥಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿದ ದ್ವಿಜನು—ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಪುಣ್ಯಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿದರೂ—ಎಲ್ಲ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಸಂಚಿತ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಅಪರಾಧಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

पृथिव्याम्on the earth

सर्वतीर्थेषुin all tīrthas

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

पुण्येषुin holy (places)

वाor

द्विजःa twice-born (Brahmin)

मुच्यतेis liberated

पातकैःfrom sins (pātakas)

सर्वैःall

समस्तैःentire; complete

अपिeven; also

पूरुषःa man; person

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa lineage) describing tirtha-mahātmyā

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Pṛthivī

Tīrtha

Dvija

Pātaka

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification (pāpa-kṣaya) through dharmic means like tīrtha-snāna, preparing the seeker for inner realization of the Self rather than defining Ātman philosophically.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights karmic purification through tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) as a supportive discipline; in Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such outer purification is treated as an aid to inner yoga (self-restraint, mantra, and devotion).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Not explicitly; it reflects the Purana’s integrative dharma framework where sacred tīrthas and purificatory rites are honored across sectarian lines, supporting the text’s wider Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony.