Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 13
Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation
इक्षुभिः संततां भुमिं यवगोधूमशलिनीम् / ददाति वेदविदुषे यः स भूयो न जायते
ikṣubhiḥ saṃtatāṃ bhumiṃ yavagodhūmaśalinīm / dadāti vedaviduṣe yaḥ sa bhūyo na jāyate
Whoever gives to a knower of the Vedas a tract of land thickly planted with sugarcane and rich in barley, wheat, and rice—such a giver is not born again, attaining release from repeated rebirth.
Traditional Purana narrator (Suta) conveying the Kurma Purana’s teaching on dāna-dharma
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that liberation from rebirth is attainable; here it is linked to dharmic action (dāna) that purifies the mind and supports Vedic wisdom—conditions traditionally seen as conducive to realizing the Self beyond saṃsāra.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; it presents dāna as a dharma-based support for inner purification (citta-śuddhi), which the Kurma Purana treats as a foundation for higher discipline such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion, restraint, and contemplation.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; its non-sectarian thrust fits the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding spiritual attainment in shared dharma—supporting Vedic learning and righteous giving as universally valid means toward mokṣa.