Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation

Devanagari script

जन्मान्तरसहस्त्रेषु यत्पापं पूर्वसंचितम् / अविमुक्तं प्रविष्टस्य तत्सर्वं व्रजति क्षयम्

Transliteration

janmāntarasahastreṣu yatpāpaṃ pūrvasaṃcitam / avimuktaṃ praviṣṭasya tatsarvaṃ vrajati kṣayam

Translation

Bao nhiêu tội lỗi đã tích tụ từ những đời trước qua hàng ngàn kiếp—người bước vào Avimukta thì tất cả đều bị tiêu tận và diệt mất.

Word by Word

• जन्मान्तरसहस्त्रेषु: in thousands of other births
• जन्मान्तरसहस्त्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्म-अन्तर + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Locative, Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (जन्मान्तराणां सहस्त्रेषु)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• पूर्वसंचितम्: previously accumulated
• पूर्वसंचितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + संचित (कृदन्त; √चि धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (PPP, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (पूर्वं संचितम्)

• अविमुक्तम्: Avimukta (the sacred place)
• अविमुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक/नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); स्थाननाम (place-name)

• प्रविष्टस्य: of (one) who has entered
• प्रविष्टस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु; √विश्)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past participle) as adjective; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular); ‘of one who has entered’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); विशेषण

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); विशेषण

• व्रजति: goes/attains
• व्रजति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु; √व्रज्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Present indicative, 3rd person singular)

• क्षयम्: destruction/cessation
• क्षयम्: Gati-Karma (गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu), describing the merit of sacred kṣetras within a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta
• Pāpa
• Karma
• Kṣetra

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing karma-kṣaya through entry into a sacred kṣetra, it implies that bondage is karmic and removable; the Self remains unstained while accumulated demerit is exhausted through grace and sanctifying contact.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds kṣetra-sevā (pilgrimage/holy residence) as a purificatory discipline; in Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-dharma frame, such purification supports steadiness in japa, dhyāna, and devotion that culminate in inner restraint and liberation.

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

By presenting Avimukta—classically associated with Śiva—as efficacious within a discourse attributed to Lord Kurma (Viṣṇu), it reflects the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis where Śaiva sacred space and Vaiṣṇava teaching mutually affirm one dharma and one liberating power.