Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
अयजच्चाश्वमेधेन शत्रून् जित्वा द्विजोत्तमाः / स्वाध्यायवान् दानशीलस्तितिक्षुर्धर्मतत्परः
ayajaccāśvamedhena śatrūn jitvā dvijottamāḥ / svādhyāyavān dānaśīlastitikṣurdharmatatparaḥ
Après avoir vaincu ses ennemis, ce plus éminent des deux-fois-nés accomplit le sacrifice de l’Aśvamedha. Il était voué à l’étude védique, porté au don, patient dans l’épreuve et tout entier tourné vers le dharma.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the exemplary conduct within the Kurma Purana’s dharma framework)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes dharma-sādhana—svādhyāya, dāna, and titikṣā—as purifying disciplines that steady the mind, which is a prerequisite for realizing the Self in later, more explicitly yogic teachings of the Purāṇa.
The verse foregrounds preparatory yogic virtues: svādhyāya (recitation and contemplative study), titikṣā (forbearance), and dharma-niṣṭhā (steadfast ethical alignment). These function as inner disciplines that support higher meditation and devotion described elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
Not explicitly; the verse focuses on dharma through yajña and virtues. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such dharmic disciplines are shared foundations leading toward the same supreme reality, whether approached through Śiva-oriented or Viṣṇu-oriented devotion.