Shloka 22
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
विन्ध्यपादे प्रपश्यन्ति देवदेवं सदाशिवम् / भक्त्या ये ते न पश्यन्ति यमस्य सदनं द्विजाः
vindhyapāde prapaśyanti devadevaṃ sadāśivam / bhaktyā ye te na paśyanti yamasya sadanaṃ dvijāḥ
ณ วินธยปาทะ เขาทั้งหลายได้เห็นพระสทาศิวะ ผู้เป็นเทพแห่งเทพทั้งปวง ผู้ใดได้เห็นพระองค์ที่นั่นด้วยภักติ โอ้ทวิชะทั้งหลาย ผู้นั้นย่อมไม่เห็นที่พำนักของยมะ
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse to the dvijas/sages; tirtha-mahātmya section)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By presenting Sadāśiva as “Devadeva” whose direct vision (darśana) dissolves fear of death, the verse implies a liberating divine reality that transcends Yama—pointing to the Supreme as the deathless ground of liberation.
The emphasis is on bhakti-yoga expressed through tīrtha-sevā and darśana: approaching a sacred locus with devotion, fixing the mind on Sadāśiva, and attaining the fruit of freedom from post-mortem bondage (symbolized by not seeing Yama’s abode).
In the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, devotion to Shiva at a sacred tirtha is presented as a direct means to liberation; this aligns with the text’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony where the Supreme is approached through either form without contradiction.