Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
आगच्छतामिदं स्थानं सेवितुं मोक्षकाङ्क्षिणाम् / मृतानां च पुनर्जनम् न भूयो भवसागरे
āgacchatāmidaṃ sthānaṃ sevituṃ mokṣakāṅkṣiṇām / mṛtānāṃ ca punarjanam na bhūyo bhavasāgare
Hendaklah mereka yang mendambakan mokṣa datang dan berbakti di tempat suci ini. Bagi mereka yang mati di sini, tiada lagi kelahiran semula dalam lautan saṃsāra.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa) describing the fruit of resorting to the sacred kṣetra
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By promising freedom from punarjanma, the verse points to mokṣa as release from bhava (conditioned becoming), implying realization of the deathless Self beyond saṃsāra.
The practice emphasized is sevā/upāsanā—devotional resorting to a kṣetra with mokṣa-intent (mokṣakāṅkṣā). In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such tīrtha-sevā supports inner purification that culminates in Yoga-knowledge and liberation.
Though not naming deities, it reflects the Purana’s unified approach: liberation is attained through dhārmic worship and sacred-space discipline that can be framed in both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva modes, consistent with Kurma Purana’s synthesis.