Shloka 2
Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn
स्नात्वा तत्र विधानेन तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् द्विजाः / पिशाचमोचने तीर्थे पूजयामास शूलिनम्
snātvā tatra vidhānena tarpayitvā pitṝn dvijāḥ / piśācamocane tīrthe pūjayāmāsa śūlinam
ครั้นอาบน้ำตามพิธีและถวายตัรปณะแด่ปิตฤแล้ว เหล่าทวิชะได้บูชาศูลิน (พระศิวะผู้ทรงตรีศูล) ณ ตีรถะนามว่า “ปิศาจโมจน”
Narrator (Purāṇic narration, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa framework)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents dharmic purification (snāna) and ancestral offerings (pitṛ-tarpaṇa) as preparatory disciplines that steady the mind and refine saṁskāra—supporting later realization-oriented teachings where inner purity becomes a basis for knowledge of the Self.
The verse emphasizes ritual discipline rather than seated meditation: tīrtha-snānā (purificatory bathing), pitṛ-tarpaṇa (ancestral libations), and īśvara-pūjā (worship of Śiva). In Purāṇic yoga-dharma, these are karmayoga-style purifications that support higher sādhana.
Within the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology, even when the narrative voice is Vaiṣṇava-leaning, sacred action culminates in reverence to Śiva (Śūlin). This reflects the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony: tīrtha-dharma and īśvara-bhakti converge rather than compete.