Shloka 125
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्वितः / भुक्त्वा च विपुलान्स्वर्गे भोगान्दिव्यान्सुशोभनान्
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ / bhuktvā ca vipulānsvarge bhogāndivyānsuśobhanān
स सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्वितः, स्वर्गे विपुलान् दिव्यान् सुशोभनान् भोगान् भुङ्क्ते।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages (Kurma Purana discourse frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
Indirectly: it speaks in the karmic register—purification from sin and attainment of heavenly enjoyment—showing that ethical and devotional discipline purifies the jīva; the deeper Atman-teaching is typically unfolded elsewhere (notably in the Ishvara Gita sections) beyond mere svarga-phala.
This verse itself emphasizes the result (pāpa-kṣaya and svarga-bhoga). In Kurma Purana’s broader framework, such fruits are connected to disciplined dharma—vrata, dāna, pūjā, japa, and yogic restraint—often aligned with Pāśupata-oriented purification leading from worldly merit toward higher realization.
The verse is non-sectarian in wording and focuses on karmaphala. In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such merit and purification are upheld as valid whether approached through Shaiva-Pāśupata or Vaishnava devotion, ultimately harmonized under one supreme dharma.