Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, 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
Après avoir dûment fréquenté et servi les tīrtha, les gués sacrés, demeurant ferme dans le svādhyāya et l’austérité, il se rendit un jour sur les hauteurs de l’Himavat, contrée visitée et honorée par les siddha, les sages accomplis.
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.