Shloka 44
Prayāga-māhātmya — The Greatness of Prayāga and the Discipline of Pilgrimage
अतस्तीर्थे न गृह्णीयात् पुण्येष्वायतनेषु च / निमित्तेषु च सर्वेषु अप्रमत्तो द्विजो भवेत्
atastīrthe na gṛhṇīyāt puṇyeṣvāyataneṣu ca / nimitteṣu ca sarveṣu apramatto dvijo bhavet
Darum soll ein Dvija (Zweimalgeborener) an einer Tīrtha noch in heiligen Heiligtümern unziemliche Gaben oder Gewinne annehmen; und bei jedem heiligen Anlass soll der Dvija wachsam bleiben, ohne Nachlässigkeit in Reinheit und rechter Lebensführung.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-instructions of the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes apramāda (non-negligence), a prerequisite for inner clarity. Such vigilance supports self-knowledge by preventing the mind from being clouded by greed, impurity, or misuse of sacred contexts.
The verse highlights apramāda—continuous attentiveness—as a foundational discipline. In the Kurma Purana’s spiritual culture (including later Ishvara Gita and Pāśupata-oriented teaching), ethical restraint in holy settings stabilizes the practitioner for japa, vrata, and meditation.
Not explicitly; it presents a shared dharma framework honored across Shaiva–Vaishnava sacred spaces. The emphasis is on universal sanctity—tīrthas and āyatanas—where right conduct supports devotion regardless of sectarian form.