Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
तत्राश्रमवरे रम्ये सिद्धाश्रमविभूषिते / गङ्गा भगवती नित्यं वहत्येवाघनाशिनी
tatrāśramavare ramye siddhāśramavibhūṣite / gaṅgā bhagavatī nityaṃ vahatyevāghanāśinī
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ರಮ್ಯವಾದ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಆಶ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ, ಸಿದ್ಧಾಶ್ರಮಗಳ ವೈಭವದಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿತ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ, ಭಗವತಿ ಗಂಗಾ ನಿತ್ಯವೂ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತಾಳೆ—ಪಾಪನಾಶಿನಿ।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the tīrtha/āśrama setting within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames purification as a prerequisite for higher realization: the sacred landscape (Gaṅgā and Siddha-āśramas) removes “agha” (impurity), preparing the seeker for knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
The verse points to tīrtha-sevā and āśrama-vāsa—living or practicing near Siddhas and holy waters—as supportive disciplines that purify the mind, a foundation for dhyāna, japa, and the Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis emphasized in Kurma Purana teachings.
By venerating Gaṅgā as “Bhagavatī” within a Siddha-āśrama context, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis where sacred agents of purification are honored across sectarian lines—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva-Vaishnava outlook.