Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 22
Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation
कृष्णाजिने तिलान् कृत्त्वा हिरण्यं मधुसर्पिषी / ददाति यस्तु विप्राय सर्वं तरति दुष्कृतम्
kṛṣṇājine tilān kṛttvā hiraṇyaṃ madhusarpiṣī / dadāti yastu viprāya sarvaṃ tarati duṣkṛtam
Wer Sesam auf eine schwarze Antilopenhaut legt und diese Gabe einem Brāhmaṇa darbringt, zusammen mit Gold, Honig und Ghee, der überschreitet alles sündhafte Unheil und dessen Verdienstmangel.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing in dharma (dāna-prāyaścitta context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches purification of the practitioner through dharmic action (dāna), which supports inner clarity needed for realizing the Self; moral cleansing is presented as a practical aid to spiritual progress.
No seated meditation is described; the practice is karma-yoga in a dharmic mode—ritualized giving (dāna) as a purificatory discipline that prepares the mind for higher yoga taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and inner purification).
Though not naming Śiva, the verse reflects the Purana’s integrative ethic: Viṣṇu as Lord Kūrma teaches a dharma of purification and merit that aligns with Śaiva-Pāśupata ideals of cleansing impurities to approach Īśvara.