Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 15
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
गोदावरी नदी पुण्या सर्वपापविनाशनी / तत्र स्नात्वा पितॄन् देवांस्तर्पयित्वा यथाविधि / सर्वपापविसुद्धात्मा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
godāvarī nadī puṇyā sarvapāpavināśanī / tatra snātvā pitṝn devāṃstarpayitvā yathāvidhi / sarvapāpavisuddhātmā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
ទន្លេ គោទាវរី ជាទន្លេបរិសុទ្ធ បំផ្លាញបាបទាំងអស់។ អ្នកណាដែលងូតទឹកនៅទីនោះ ហើយធ្វើតර්បណៈ (ការបូជាទឹក) ដល់បិតរុ និងទេវតា តាមវិធីក្រឹត្យ នឹងក្លាយជាអ្នកមានចិត្តបរិសុទ្ធពីបាបទាំងអស់ ហើយទទួលបានកុសលស្មើនឹងការផ្តល់គោមួយពាន់ក្បាល។
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya in dialogue form to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames inner purity (viśuddhātmā) as the result of dharmic action—sacred bathing and correct offerings—which prepares the mind for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Purāṇa.
Not a meditative technique, but a purification discipline (śauca) aligned with Varnāśrama Dharma: tīrtha-snānā and tarpana to devas and pitṛs. Such ritual purity is treated as supportive groundwork for later yoga and devotion.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; instead it expresses the Purāṇic synthesis by emphasizing universally accepted dharma—tīrtha, ancestral rites, and divine offerings—shared across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions.