Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Prayāga-māhātmya — The Greatness of Prayāga and the Discipline of Pilgrimage
स्वकार्ये पितृकार्ये वा देवताभ्यर्चने ऽपि वा / निष्फलं तस्य तत् तीर्थं यावत् तत्फलमश्नुते
svakārye pitṛkārye vā devatābhyarcane 'pi vā / niṣphalaṃ tasya tat tīrthaṃ yāvat tatphalamaśnute
സ്വകാര്യത്തിനായാലും, പിതൃകാര്യത്തിനായാലും, ദേവതാരാധനയ്ക്കായാലും—അതിന്റെയ ഫലം യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ ലഭിക്കുന്നതുവരെ, ആ വ്യക്തിക്കു ആ തീർത്ഥം ഫലമില്ലാത്തതുപോലെ തന്നെയിരിക്കും।
Traditional narration within the Kurma Purana’s tīrtha-dharma teaching (speaker commonly framed as Sūta/Vyāsa in Purāṇic transmission; verse functions as an instructive maxim).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses karma-phala (experienced results) rather than metaphysical analysis—implying that spiritual acts must mature into lived transformation, not merely external performance.
No specific āsana/dhyāna is named; the verse emphasizes disciplined intention and fruition—an applied ethic that supports Yoga by insisting that worship, ancestral rites, and tīrtha-sevā must culminate in realized benefit (inner purity and dharmic outcome).
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it aligns with the Purāṇa’s integrative dharma tone by treating devatā-arcana and tīrtha practice as universally valid means whose worth is measured by attained fruit, not sectarian labels.