Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
केचिद् दयां प्रशंसन्ति दानमध्ययनं तथा / तीर्थयात्रां तथा केचिदन्ये चेन्द्रियनिग्रहम्
kecid dayāṃ praśaṃsanti dānamadhyayanaṃ tathā / tīrthayātrāṃ tathā kecidanye cendriyanigraham
কেউ দয়ার প্রশংসা করে, কেউ দান ও অধ্যয়নের। কেউ তীর্থযাত্রাকে শ্রেষ্ঠ বলে, আর কেউ ইন্দ্রিয়-নিগ্রহকে।
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, presenting a dharma-teaching summary within the chapter)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by listing virtues and disciplines, it implies that realization is supported by purification—especially indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint), which steadies the mind for knowledge of the Self.
Indriya-nigraha (control of the senses) is the explicit yogic discipline; it functions as a foundation for concentration (dhāraṇā) and contemplation, aligning outer dharma (dāna, tīrtha) with inner yoga.
This verse does not name Shiva or Vishnu; it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis by treating dharma and yogic self-mastery as universally valid paths—compatible with both Śaiva (Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaiṣṇava devotional frameworks found across the Kurma Purana.