Shloka 3
Mādhayameśvara-māhātmya — Vyāsa at Mandākinī and the Pāśupata Vision
स तामन्वीक्ष्य मुनिभिः सह द्वैपायनः प्रभुः / चकार भावपूतात्मा स्नानं स्नानविधानवित्
sa tāmanvīkṣya munibhiḥ saha dvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ / cakāra bhāvapūtātmā snānaṃ snānavidhānavit
അവളെ (നദിയെ) നിരീക്ഷിച്ച ശേഷം, മുനികളോടൊപ്പം പ്രഭു ദ്വൈപായനൻ (വ്യാസൻ)—ഭക്തിഭാവംകൊണ്ട് അന്തഃകരണം ശുദ്ധമായവനും സ്നാനവിധി അറിയുന്നവനും ആയി—വിധിപൂർവ്വം സ്നാനം ചെയ്തു.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Vyāsa/Dvaipāyana’s action in the presence of sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that purification is not merely external: the “self purified by bhāva (inner intention)” suggests that inner disposition refines the embodied self toward spiritual clarity, a prerequisite for higher realization taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
While not naming a specific yoga technique, it emphasizes bhāva-śuddhi (inner purification) aligned with dharmic observance; such disciplined purity supports later yogic concentration and Pāśupata-oriented practice where inner intent and correct method are both essential.
Indirectly: the stress on orthodox rite (snāna-vidhi) and inner purity reflects the Purana’s integrative dharma framework shared across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths—where devotion, purity, and right practice converge rather than conflict.