Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Yamunā–Gaṅgā Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Agni-tīrtha, Anaraka, Prayāga, and the Tapovana of Jāhnavī
महर्षोणामिदं गुह्यं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् / अत्राधीत्य द्विजो ऽध्यायं निर्मलत्वमवाप्नुयात्
maharṣoṇāmidaṃ guhyaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam / atrādhītya dvijo 'dhyāyaṃ nirmalatvamavāpnuyāt
នេះជាគោលបង្រៀនសម្ងាត់របស់មហាឥសីទាំងឡាយ ដែលដោះលែងពីបាបទាំងអស់។ អ្នកទ្វិជៈបានសិក្សាអធ្យាយនេះ នឹងទទួលបានភាពបរិសុទ្ធខាងក្នុង។
Suta (narrator) presenting the chapter’s phala-śruti / editorial assurance of merit
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames scriptural study (adhyayana) as a purifier of the antaḥkaraṇa (inner instrument), which is a prerequisite for clear knowledge of the Self; purity supports realizing the Atman beyond sin and merit.
The verse emphasizes adhyayana (disciplined study/recitation) as a sādhanā that purifies the mind—supporting Yoga practice such as mantra-japa, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-oriented inner cleansing taught in the Kurma Purana.
By presenting purification through sacred teaching rather than sectarian identity, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-competitive Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: the same dharma and sādhanā purify the seeker toward the one Supreme.