Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 46
Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation
वासोदश्चन्द्रसालोक्यमश्विसालोक्यमश्वदः / अनडुदः श्रियं पुष्टां गोदो व्रध्नस्य विष्टपम्
vāsodaścandrasālokyamaśvisālokyamaśvadaḥ / anaḍudaḥ śriyaṃ puṣṭāṃ godo vradhnasya viṣṭapam
مَن يهب الثياب ينال عالم القمر؛ ومَن يهب الفرس ينال عالم الأشفين. ومَن يهب الثور ينال رخاءً نامياً؛ ومَن يهب الأبقار ينال المقام السماوي لِـ«فْرَدْهْنَ» (Vradhna).
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Kurma Purana’s teaching on dāna-phala within the dialogue tradition of the Purana
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches karma-phala within dharma—merit from selfless giving yields specific lokas and prosperity, preparing the mind for higher insight (ātma-jñāna) taught more explicitly elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No direct yogic technique is stated; the verse supports the yogic foundation of śuddhi (purification) through dāna and dharma, which steadies the mind and supports later disciplines such as restraint, devotion, and contemplation emphasized in Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.
It does so implicitly: the Purana’s integrated path treats dharma (gifts, vows, worship) as a shared ladder toward auspicious states and ultimately liberation—compatible with both Shaiva and Vaishnava soteriology rather than sectarian opposition.