Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113
Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching
Iśvara-Gītā Prelude
परिष्वक्तस्य देवेन द्विजेन्द्रस्याथ देहतः / निर्गत्य महती ज्योत्स्ना विवेशादित्यमण्डलम् / ऋग्यजुः सामसंज्ञं तत् पवित्रममलं पदम्
pariṣvaktasya devena dvijendrasyātha dehataḥ / nirgatya mahatī jyotsnā viveśādityamaṇḍalam / ṛgyajuḥ sāmasaṃjñaṃ tat pavitramamalaṃ padam
मग देवाच्या आलिंगनाने त्या द्विजश्रेष्ठाच्या देहातून महान् ज्योती निघून सूर्य-मंडलात प्रवेशली; आणि ऋग्-यजुः-साम संज्ञेचे ते परम पवित्र, निर्मळ पद प्राप्त झाले।
Sūta (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, in the Purāṇic frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It portrays liberation as a movement into a “stainless state” (amalaṃ padam) identified with Vedic essence—suggesting the Self’s culmination as pure, luminous consciousness beyond bodily limitation, expressed through the symbol of solar tejas.
While not giving step-by-step practice, the verse emphasizes purification (pavitram) and ascent through tejas (inner radiance), aligning with Kurma Purana’s yogic vision where Vedic sanctity, mantra, and disciplined inner clarity mature into a luminous, liberated state.
By grounding liberation in a “pure state” synonymous with Vedic reality rather than sectarian identity, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-competitive synthesis: the Lord’s grace and Vedic truth function as a single salvific principle compatible with both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava frames.