Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 56
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
भवानपि कुरुक्षेत्रे मूर्तिं स्थाप्य गरीयसीम् गमिष्यति महापुण्यं ब्रह्मलोकं सुदुर्गमम्
bhavānapi kurukṣetre mūrtiṃ sthāpya garīyasīm gamiṣyati mahāpuṇyaṃ brahmalokaṃ sudurgamam
ਤੁਸੀਂ ਵੀ ਕੁਰੂਕਸ਼ੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਕ ਅਤਿ-ਪੂਜਨੀਯ ਮੂਰਤੀ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕਰਕੇ, ਦੁਰਲਭ ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਪੁੰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਲੋਕ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋਗੇ।
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FAQs
In tīrtha-māhātmya passages, a kṣetra’s sanctity amplifies ritual acts. Mūrti-sthāpana is treated as a durable, public dharmic act (a continuing source of worship), so its merit is described in elevated terms such as Brahmaloka attainment.
Typically, Brahmaloka denotes a very high celestial realm rather than immediate mokṣa. In Purāṇic idiom it can function as a superlative reward; liberation would usually be stated explicitly (mokṣa, kaivalya, nirvāṇa) or tied to jñāna.
Kurukṣetra is a pan-Indic pilgrimage landscape. The verse anchors the narrative’s soteriological promise in a specific, map-able sacred region, consistent with the Vāmana Purāṇa’s strong tīrtha-geography orientation.