Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
वरणायास्तथा चास्या मध्ये वाराणसी पुरी / तत्रैव संस्थितं तत्त्वं नित्यमेवाविमुक्तकम्
varaṇāyāstathā cāsyā madhye vārāṇasī purī / tatraiva saṃsthitaṃ tattvaṃ nityamevāvimuktakam
वरणा व असी यांच्या मधल्या प्रदेशात शुभ वाराणसी पुरी आहे। तेथेच परम तत्त्व नित्य प्रतिष्ठित आहे—तोच चिरकाल ‘अविमुक्त’ पावन क्षेत्र।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (Kurma Purana narrative frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies a “tattva” (supreme Reality) as ever-present and firmly established, implying an unchanging spiritual principle that is not limited by time—symbolically localized in Avimukta to teach constant accessibility of the Real.
The verse itself emphasizes kshetra-mahima (the sanctity of place) rather than a technique; in Kurma Purana context, such a site supports japa, dhyana, and Shiva/Vishnu-oriented contemplation where the mind steadies on tattva in a revered tirtha like Avimukta.
By presenting Avimukta (classically associated with Shiva and Kashi) within a Purana where Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaches, it reinforces the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance: the same supreme tattva is honored through both Shaiva and Vaishnava sacred frameworks.