Shloka 16
Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta
Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman
कारणं सर्वभावानामानन्दैकसमाश्रयम् / पुराणं पुरुषं शंभुं ध्यायन् मुच्येत बन्धनात्
kāraṇaṃ sarvabhāvānāmānandaikasamāśrayam / purāṇaṃ puruṣaṃ śaṃbhuṃ dhyāyan mucyeta bandhanāt
ผู้ใดเพ่งฌานต่อพระศัมภุ—บุรุษะดึกดำบรรพ์ ผู้เป็นเหตุแห่งสภาวะทั้งปวง ผู้มีความปีติสุขเป็นที่พึ่งเพียงหนึ่งเดียว—ผู้นั้นย่อมหลุดพ้นจากพันธนาการ
Traditional narration within the Purva-bhāga (teaching voice of the Purāṇa, presenting Śiva-dhyāna as liberating knowledge-practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as the primordial Puruṣa—both the causal ground of all existence and the very locus of undivided bliss—implying liberation through realizing and contemplating that ultimate reality.
The verse centers on dhyāna (steady contemplative meditation) on Śambhu as the bliss-founded cause of all; this aligns with Purāṇic Pāśupata-oriented practice where focused contemplation on Īśvara severs the bonds of saṃsāra.
By presenting Śambhu as the primordial Puruṣa and liberating refuge, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where the Supreme is approached through Śiva-language without contradicting the broader Purāṇic non-dual supremacy attributed to the one Īśvara.