Shloka 78
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
य इमं शृणुयान्नित्यं जयध्वजपराक्रमम् / सर्वपापविमुक्तात्मा विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
ya imaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ jayadhvajaparākramam / sarvapāpavimuktātmā viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
जो नित्य जयध्वजाच्या पराक्रमाचे हे आख्यान श्रवण करतो, तो सर्व पापांपासून मुक्त होऊन शुद्धात्मा बनतो आणि विष्णुलोकास प्राप्त होतो।
Narrator in the Purāṇic dialogue (traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa lineage), presenting the śravaṇa-phala (benefit of hearing) of the Jayadhvaja episode
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames liberation practically: when the mind is purified through devoted hearing (nitya-śravaṇa), the self becomes “vimukta”—freed from pāpa—and becomes fit to attain Viṣṇu’s realm, implying that inner purity is the gateway to the highest state.
The verse highlights śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a discipline of purification—an accessible bhakti-sādhana that steadies attention, refines saṃskāras, and supports the broader Yoga-śāstra goal of citta-śuddhi emphasized across the Kurma Purana’s teachings.
While this specific line names Viṣṇu-loka as the fruit, its logic matches the Purāṇa’s synthesis: sincere sādhana (here, śravaṇa) purifies the practitioner and leads to the supreme destination, consistent with the text’s wider Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony where devotion and purification are central.