Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
ज्ञानाज्ञानाभिनिष्ठानां परमानन्दमिच्छताम् / या गतिर्विहिता सुभ्रु साविमुक्ते मृतस्य तु
jñānājñānābhiniṣṭhānāṃ paramānandamicchatām / yā gatirvihitā subhru sāvimukte mṛtasya tu
اے سُبھرو! جو لوگ گیان میں ثابت قدم ہوں یا سادھنا/کرم میں منہمک، اور پرمانند کے خواہاں ہوں—ان کے لیے جو گتی شاستر نے مقرر کی ہے، اویمُکت میں مکتی بھاؤ سے جان دینے والے کی وہی پرم گتی بن جاتی ہے۔
A senior teacher/sage addressing a woman (subhru) within the Purāṇic dialogue frame; ultimately aligned with the Kurma Purana’s authoritative instruction (Īśvara-centered mokṣa teaching).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that supreme bliss is the goal and that liberation is not merely post-mortem reward but an attained state (vimukti) whose fruition at death follows the ordained realization—i.e., alignment with Īśvara and true knowledge/practice.
The verse pairs jñāna (spiritual insight) with steadfast commitment to a disciplined path (abhiniṣṭhā), reflecting the Kurma Purana’s emphasis that liberation can be approached through knowledge supported by regulated sādhana—often framed in Īśvara-centered Yoga and śāstra-guided conduct.
While not naming them, the teaching matches the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: liberation is grounded in Īśvara’s ordinance and realized through knowledge and practice, a doctrinal space where Shaiva (Pāśupata-leaning) and Vaiṣṇava devotion converge on the same mokṣa.