Shloka 71
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
शुक्लतीर्थात् परं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति / पूर्वे वयसि कर्माणि कृत्वा पापानि मानवः / अहोरात्रोपवासेन शुक्लतीर्थे व्यपोहति
śuklatīrthāt paraṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati / pūrve vayasi karmāṇi kṛtvā pāpāni mānavaḥ / ahorātropavāsena śuklatīrthe vyapohati
ಶುಕ್ಲತೀರ್ಥಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ತೀರ್ಥವು ಹಿಂದೆ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ಇರದು. ಪೂರ್ವವಯಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪಗಳನ್ನು ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಶುಕ್ಲತೀರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಹೋರಾತ್ರ ಉಪವಾಸದಿಂದ ತೊಳೆದುಹಾಕುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing in a tīrtha-māhātmya context
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification (śuddhi) through tīrtha and vrata as a prerequisite for higher knowledge—cleansing pāpa supports steadiness of mind, which is classically required for realizing the ātman.
Ahorātra-upavāsa (day-and-night fasting) is highlighted as a discipline (vrata/tapas) that functions as prāyaścitta and mental purification—often treated as preparatory to japa, dhyāna, and other yogic observances in Purāṇic sādhanā.
This specific verse is not explicitly sectarian; it presents a shared Purāṇic dharma framework where tīrtha, vrata, and purification are universally efficacious—compatible with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.