Shloka 15
Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa
Kailāsa to Siddha Realms
स तैः संपूजितो नित्यं देव्या सह चतुर्मुखः / आस्ते हिताय लोकानां शान्तानां परमा गतिः
sa taiḥ saṃpūjito nityaṃ devyā saha caturmukhaḥ / āste hitāya lokānāṃ śāntānāṃ paramā gatiḥ
അവരാൽ നിത്യവും പൂജിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ആ ചതുര്മുഖൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) ദേവിയോടുകൂടെ ലോകങ്ങളുടെ ഹിതത്തിനായി വസിക്കുന്നു; ശാന്തസംയമികളായവരുടെ പരമഗതിയും പരമാശ്രയവും അവൻ തന്നേ.
Suta (narrator) describing the cosmic function of Brahma within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames the highest “gati” (final refuge/goal) as accessible to the śānta—those who are inwardly pacified and self-governed—implying that ultimate realization is aligned with inner stillness and spiritual maturity rather than mere external status.
The key indicator is “śāntānām” (the tranquil). In Kurma Purana’s yogic ethos, this points to cultivating śānti through restraint (dama), sense-control, and steady devotion (upāsanā), making the mind fit for higher contemplation and liberation-oriented insight.
Though the verse names Brahmā with Devī, its Purāṇic logic supports the Kurma Purana’s broader non-sectarian synthesis: divine functions operate harmoniously (creation with Śakti), while the highest refuge is understood in a unified, non-rivalrous theological frame consistent with Shaiva–Vaishnava concord.