Shloka 26
Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching
Maṅkaṇaka Episode
अन्या च विरजा नाम नदी त्रैलोक्यविश्रुता / तस्यां स्नात्वा नरो विप्रा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
anyā ca virajā nāma nadī trailokyaviśrutā / tasyāṃ snātvā naro viprā brahmaloke mahīyate
ત્રિલોકમાં વિખ્યાત ‘વિરજા’ નામની બીજી એક નદી છે. હે વિપ્રો, તેમાં સ્નાન કરનાર મનુષ્ય બ્રહ્મલોકમાં માનિત થાય છે.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic discourse to the sages, within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahātmyam context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purification (virajā—“stainless”) as a prerequisite for higher states. In Kurma Purana’s broader theology, external tīrtha-observance supports inner purity that makes one fit for higher realization, even when the verse itself speaks in terms of Brahmaloka as the fruit.
The verse highlights tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) as a purificatory discipline (śauca) aligned with dharmic observance. In the Kurma Purana’s wider yogic framework, such purification supports steadiness for japa, vrata, and meditative absorption taught in later doctrinal sections.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it presents a shared Purāṇic model where sacred places and disciplined observances lead to exalted states. This harmonizes with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: devotional-dharmic acts and yogic purity are upheld across sectarian lines as valid means toward higher attainment.