Shloka 16
Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn
ब्रह्महत्यादयः पापा विनश्यन्त्यस्य पूजनात् / पिशाचमोचने कुण्डे स्नातस्यात्र समीपतः
brahmahatyādayaḥ pāpā vinaśyantyasya pūjanāt / piśācamocane kuṇḍe snātasyātra samīpataḥ
ఆయన పూజచేత బ్రహ్మహత్యాది పాపాలు నశిస్తాయి—ప్రత్యేకంగా పిశాచమోచన కుండంలో స్నానం చేసి ఇక్కడ సమీపంగా ఉండువానికి।
Vyasa (narrator) describing the tirtha’s fruit to the listening sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as a purifying presence approached through worship: proximity to the sacred (after tirtha-bathing) and devotion burns karmic defilements, implying a transcendent purity that dissolves sin.
The verse emphasizes tirtha-shuddhi (purification by sacred bathing) and pūjā (devotional worship) as preparatory disciplines—supporting inner steadiness (śuddhi) that complements yogic practice in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga framework.
By focusing on tirtha-worship as the means to liberation from grave sins, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s inclusive approach where sacred places and deity-worship function as shared purificatory avenues across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams.