Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 45
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
अयोध्यां तु समासाद्य तीर्थं शक्रस्य विश्रुतम् / स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
ayodhyāṃ tu samāsādya tīrthaṃ śakrasya viśrutam / snātamātro narastatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
अयोध्या पहुँचकर—जो शक्र (इन्द्र) से सम्बद्ध प्रसिद्ध तीर्थ है—वहाँ केवल स्नान करने मात्र से मनुष्य को सहस्र गो-दान के तुल्य फल मिलता है।
Suta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through tīrtha-snāna; in Purāṇic synthesis, outer purification supports inner clarity for realizing the Self, though this verse itself focuses on merit (puṇya) rather than explicit ātma-jñāna.
The practice implied is tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) as a preparatory discipline—supporting śauca (purity) and faith (śraddhā), which in the Kurma tradition complement higher sādhanā such as devotion and yogic contemplation taught elsewhere.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader integrative frame where sacred places and rites are shared means of purification across Shaiva–Vaishnava practice, here linked to Indra’s renowned tīrtha.