Shloka 123
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
यः पठेत् सततं मर्त्यो नियमेन समाहितः / सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
yaḥ paṭhet satataṃ martyo niyamena samāhitaḥ / sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate
Всякий смертный, кто непрестанно читает это, соблюдая обет и собранность ума, освобождается от всех грехов и почитается в мире Брахмы.
Sūta (narrator), conveying the text’s phala-śruti in the Kurma Purana’s discourse tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes inner purification through disciplined recitation and collected awareness; the implied teaching is that steady svādhyāya with samādhāna removes pāpa and aligns one toward higher states (here expressed as Brahmaloka), a prerequisite for realizing the Self.
The verse highlights niyama (regulated discipline) and samāhita-citta (a gathered, concentrated mind), pointing to yogic steadiness applied to svādhyāya/recitation—an approach consistent with Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-śāstra ethos.
This specific verse is non-sectarian in wording: it teaches a universal purāṇic method—disciplined recitation with concentration—without asserting a sectarian divide, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in practice-oriented spirituality.