Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Cosmic Realms Above Dhruva, the Pātālas Below, and the Foundation of Pralaya
Ananta–Kāla
निर्ममा निरहङ्काराः कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः / द्रक्ष्यन्ति ब्रह्मणा युक्ता रुद्रलोकः स वै स्मृतः
nirmamā nirahaṅkārāḥ kāmakrodhavivarjitāḥ / drakṣyanti brahmaṇā yuktā rudralokaḥ sa vai smṛtaḥ
ผู้ไร้ความยึดถือและอหังการ ปราศจากกามและโทสะ—เมื่อประกอบเป็นหนึ่งกับพรหมันแล้ว ย่อมได้เห็นสภาวะสูงสุดนั้น แดนนี้แลจึงเรียกว่า “รุทระโลก”
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on liberation and Rudraloka as the fruit of Brahma-yoga
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that realization comes through Brahman-union (brahmaṇā yuktāḥ): when possessiveness, ego, desire, and anger fall away, one directly ‘sees’ the highest reality—expressed here as Rudraloka, a Shaiva name for the supreme liberated attainment.
The verse highlights Brahma-yoga grounded in vairāgya and inner purification: renouncing ‘mine’-ness (nirmama), dissolving ego (nirahaṅkāra), and mastering the kleshas of desire and anger (kāma-krodha). These are presented as prerequisites for direct realization (darśana).
Although spoken in a Vaiṣṇava Purana context, the liberated goal is named Rudraloka, signaling a non-sectarian synthesis where Brahman-realization is equally expressed in Shaiva terminology (Rudra) and Vedantic language (Brahman).