Shloka 25
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
यजन्ति विविधैर्यज्ञैर्ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् / तेषां च ब्रह्मसायुज्यं सारूप्यं च सलोकता
yajanti vividhairyajñairbrahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam / teṣāṃ ca brahmasāyujyaṃ sārūpyaṃ ca salokatā
Mereka menyembah Brahmā, Tuhan Tertinggi yang bersemayam di singgasana kosmos (Parameṣṭhin), melalui pelbagai jenis yajña; bagi mereka terbit pencapaian: penyatuan dengan Brahmā, keserupaan rupa, dan berdiam di alam yang sama (Brahma-loka).
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition; likely Vyāsa/Sūta framing)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a graded, result-oriented (phala) framework: ritual worship leads to proximity-based attainments (sāyujya, sārūpya, salokatā) with Brahmā, implying that higher realization is approached through ordered spiritual disciplines rather than instant non-dual identification.
The verse foregrounds karma-yoga in its Vedic form—yajña as disciplined sacred action—showing how regulated practice within dharma becomes a means to refined post-mortem attainments such as Brahma-loka.
Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis: worship is presented as graded and goal-specific (here, Brahmā as the object), while the broader Kurma Purana integrates such ritual paths with higher theistic and yogic teachings where sectarian boundaries are ultimately harmonized.