Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn
ब्रह्महत्यादयः पापा विनश्यन्त्यस्य पूजनात् / पिशाचमोचने कुण्डे स्नातस्यात्र समीपतः
brahmahatyādayaḥ pāpā vinaśyantyasya pūjanāt / piśācamocane kuṇḍe snātasyātra samīpataḥ
ດ້ວຍການບູຊາພຣະອົງ ບາບທັງຫຼາຍເລີ່ມແຕ່ບາບຂ້າພຣາຫມັນຈະຖືກທໍາລາຍ—ໂດຍພິເສດສໍາລັບຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ອາບນ້ໍາໃນສະຫຼອງ «ປິສາຈະໂມຈະນ» ແລະຢູ່ໃກ້ເຂດສັກສິດນີ້।
Vyasa (narrator) describing the tirtha’s fruit to the listening sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as a purifying presence approached through worship: proximity to the sacred (after tirtha-bathing) and devotion burns karmic defilements, implying a transcendent purity that dissolves sin.
The verse emphasizes tirtha-shuddhi (purification by sacred bathing) and pūjā (devotional worship) as preparatory disciplines—supporting inner steadiness (śuddhi) that complements yogic practice in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga framework.
By focusing on tirtha-worship as the means to liberation from grave sins, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s inclusive approach where sacred places and deity-worship function as shared purificatory avenues across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams.