Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
श्मसानमेतद् विख्यातमविमुक्तमिति श्रुतम् / कालो भूत्वा जगदिदं संहराम्यत्र सुन्दरि
śmasānametad vikhyātamavimuktamiti śrutam / kālo bhūtvā jagadidaṃ saṃharāmyatra sundari
हे स्थान श्मशान म्हणून विख्यात असून ‘अविमुक्त’ असे श्रुत आहे। हे सुंदरी, येथे मी काळरूप होऊन या समस्त जगताचा संहार करून ते माझ्यात लीन करतो।
Shiva (as Kāla, Lord of Dissolution), addressing Devī/Pārvatī
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the inner controller who can manifest as Kāla (Time) and reabsorb the cosmos—implying that all worlds ultimately dissolve into the one transcendent Lord beyond creation and destruction.
While not prescribing a technique directly, the verse supports Pāśupata-style contemplation on impermanence (saṃhāra) and on Ishvara as Kāla—useful for vairāgya (dispassion) and single-pointed meditation on the Lord who transcends time.
By portraying the supreme function of dissolution through Shiva as Kāla, the Kurma Purana aligns with its broader synthesis where ultimate sovereignty belongs to the one Ishvara, expressed through Shaiva and Vaishnava forms rather than strict sectarian separation.