Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 95

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Devanagari script

पुण्यक्षेत्राभिगमनं सर्वपापविनाशनम् / देवताभ्यर्चनं नॄणामशेषाघविनाशनम्

Transliteration

puṇyakṣetrābhigamanaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam / devatābhyarcanaṃ nṝṇāmaśeṣāghavināśanam

Translation

مقدس تیرتھوں کی یاترا تمام گناہوں کو مٹا دیتی ہے؛ اور انسانوں کے لیے دیوتاؤں کی پوجا ہر طرح کی بدی کا کلی طور پر خاتمہ کرتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• पुण्य-क्षेत्र-अभिगमनम्: going to a holy place
• पुण्य-क्षेत्र-अभिगमनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुण्यस्य क्षेत्रस्य अभिगमनम्)

• सर्व-पाप-विनाशनम्: destroying all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुण्यक्षेत्राभिगमनस्य)

• देवता-अभ्यर्चनम्: worship of the deities
• देवता-अभ्यर्चनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवतायाः अभ्यर्चनम्)

• नॄणाम्: of men
• नॄणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अशेष-अघ-विनाशनम्: destroying all wrongdoing/sin without remainder
• अशेष-अघ-विनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + अघ (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवताभ्यर्चनस्य)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and tīrtha-mahātmyam

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kurma
• Vishnu
• Devatā
• Puṇyakṣetra
• Tīrtha

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification (pāpa-kṣaya) through tīrtha-yātrā and deva-pūjā, preparing the mind for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Not a technical meditation instruction; it highlights preparatory sādhana—pilgrimage and deity-worship—as purificatory disciplines that support steadiness of mind required for Yoga and jñāna.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By praising devatā-arcana without sectarian limitation, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: sincere worship of the divine (including Śiva and Viṣṇu) functions as a common means of purification.