Shloka 33
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
तमूचुर्भ्रातरो रुद्रः सेवितः सात्त्विकैर्जनैः / मोचयेत् सत्त्वसंयुक्तः पूजयेशं ततो हरम्
tamūcurbhrātaro rudraḥ sevitaḥ sāttvikairjanaiḥ / mocayet sattvasaṃyuktaḥ pūjayeśaṃ tato haram
ततो भ्रातर ऊचुः—रुद्रः सात्त्विकैर्जनैः सेवितः। सत्त्वसंयुक्तः स मोक्षं ददाति; तस्माद् ईशं (शिवं) पूजयेत्, ततः परं हरिं (विष्णुं) च।
The brothers (bhrātaraḥ) speaking within the narrative discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies liberation (moksha) arises through sattva—inner purity and clarity—by which devotion to the Lord (Īśa/Hari) becomes a means to freedom, pointing to a transcendent goal beyond the gunas.
The verse stresses sattva-saṃyoga (cultivating purity of mind), a foundational yogic requirement in Purāṇic Yoga: ethical and devotional discipline that refines consciousness so worship becomes liberating.
It presents a complementary, non-sectarian sequence—worship of Īśa and then Hari—supporting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than an exclusive rivalry.