Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
एतद् रहस्यं वेदानां पुराणानां च सुव्रताः / अविमुक्ताश्रयं ज्ञानं न कश्चिद् वेत्ति तत्त्वतः
etad rahasyaṃ vedānāṃ purāṇānāṃ ca suvratāḥ / avimuktāśrayaṃ jñānaṃ na kaścid vetti tattvataḥ
اے نیک عہد والوں، یہی ویدوں اور پرانوں کا راز ہے؛ اویمُکتہ کے سہارے قائم یہ گیان حقیقت میں ہر کوئی نہیں جان پاتا۔
Sūta (narrator) conveying the teaching of the sages on Avimukta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that liberating knowledge is an esoteric “rahasya” and cannot be grasped superficially; true realization (tattvataḥ) requires the proper foundation—here symbolized by Avimukta as a locus of awakened insight.
The verse stresses qualification and inner preparedness (suvrata—disciplined vows) for receiving jñāna; in Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such discipline aligns with Śaiva-Pāśupata oriented sādhanā—purification, restraint, and contemplation leading to tattva-jñāna.
By treating Avimukta (a Śaiva sacred center) as the ground of the highest jñāna while affirming Vedic-Purāṇic authority, it reflects the Purāṇa’s synthetic approach where sectarian boundaries yield to a shared non-dual pursuit of liberation.