Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 36
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
भरतस्याश्रमे पुण्ये पुण्ये श्राद्धवटे शुभे / महाह्रदे च कौशिक्यां दत्तं भवति चाक्षयम्
bharatasyāśrame puṇye puṇye śrāddhavaṭe śubhe / mahāhrade ca kauśikyāṃ dattaṃ bhavati cākṣayam
バラタの聖なるアーシュラマにおいて、また吉祥なるシュラーダ・ヴァタ（祖霊供養に結ぶ菩提樹＝バニヤン）において、さらにカウシキー川の大湖において施されたものは、すべてアクシャヤの布施となり、功徳は尽きない。
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya tradition as received from the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes dharmic action (dāna at tīrthas) that purifies the mind (citta-śuddhi), a prerequisite for realizing the ātman taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s higher instruction (including the Ishvara Gita milieu).
This verse highlights preparatory disciplines allied to Yoga—tīrtha-sevā, śrāddha, and dāna—seen as purificatory supports (upāyas) that stabilize sattva and make one fit for mantra, dhyāna, and the Pāśupata-oriented śiva-bhakti found in the text’s broader synthesis.
Not explicitly; it reflects the Purana’s shared dharma-ground where sacred geography and righteous giving are upheld as universally efficacious—compatible with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in which devotion and merit support liberation-oriented knowledge.