Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī
Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara
गत्वा कण्वाश्रमं भीत्या तस्मै सर्वं न्यवेदयत् / वासमप्सरसा भूयस्तपोयोगमनुत्तमम्
gatvā kaṇvāśramaṃ bhītyā tasmai sarvaṃ nyavedayat / vāsamapsarasā bhūyastapoyogamanuttamam
പിന്നീട് ഭയത്തോടെ അവൻ കണ്വാശ്രമത്തിലേക്ക് ചെന്നു എല്ലാം അറിയിച്ചു—അപ്സര വീണ്ടും അവിടെ വാസത്തിനെത്തിയതും, തന്റെ അനുത്തമ തപോയോഗസംയമം പരീക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതും.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration, traditionally through Vyāsa/Sūta framework)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it highlights that true steadiness is measured by inner restraint (tapo-yoga) amid disturbance—pointing to the Purāṇic ideal that realization is internal and not dependent on external conditions.
The verse foregrounds tapo-yoga—yogic discipline grounded in tapas, i.e., sense-control, endurance, and sustained ascetic practice, especially when confronted by distractions such as desire and fear.
Not explicitly in this line; however, the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching frames yogic restraint and dharma as shared ground in the Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, where devotion and discipline converge toward the same supreme reality.