Shloka 24
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
स कृत्वा तीर्थसंसेवां स्वाध्याये तपसि स्थितः / जगाम हिमवत्पृष्ठं कदाचित् सिद्धसेवितम्
sa kṛtvā tīrthasaṃsevāṃ svādhyāye tapasi sthitaḥ / jagāma himavatpṛṣṭhaṃ kadācit siddhasevitam
Nachdem er die heiligen Tīrthas pflichtgemäß aufgesucht und ihnen gedient hatte und in Svādhyāya und Askese standhaft blieb, begab er sich einst auf die Höhen des Himavat, eine Gegend, die von Siddhas, vollendeten Weisen, häufig besucht und geehrt wird.
Narrator (Purāṇic sūta-style narration within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents the classical purāṇic means for inner realization—tīrtha-sevā, svādhyāya, and tapas—disciplines that purify the mind and prepare one to recognize the Self beyond mere travel or ritual.
Svādhyāya (scriptural recitation/study) and tapas (austerity) are emphasized as steady practices; paired with tīrtha-sevā, they function as a yogic regimen of purification and concentration aligned with later Kurma Purana teachings on disciplined sādhanā.
The verse does not name Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative ethos by foregrounding universal sādhanā (tapas and svādhyāya) revered across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, culminating in siddha-associated sacred geography.