Shloka 14
Yamunā–Gaṅgā Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Agni-tīrtha, Anaraka, Prayāga, and the Tapovana of Jāhnavī
प्राप्यन्ते तानितीर्थानि सद्भिः शिष्टानुदर्शिभिः / स्नाहि तीर्थेषु कौरव्य न च वक्रमतिर्भव
prāpyante tānitīrthāni sadbhiḥ śiṣṭānudarśibhiḥ / snāhi tīrtheṣu kauravya na ca vakramatirbhava
ആ തീർത്ഥങ്ങൾ സദ്ജനങ്ങൾക്കാണ് ലഭിക്കുന്നത്—ശിഷ്ടരുടെ ആചാരം അനുസരിക്കുന്നവർക്ക്. ഹേ കൗരവ്യ, തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ക; വക്രബുദ്ധിയാകരുത്।
A sage/narrator instructing a Kaurava prince (pilgrim-inquirer) within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches that outer purification (bathing at tīrthas) must be matched by inner straightness of mind; this inward purity is the practical foundation for realizing the Self beyond ritual.
It emphasizes preparatory discipline (niyama-like purity and ethical intention): pilgrimage bathing is presented as effective when supported by śiṣṭa-conduct—self-restraint, sincerity, and non-deviousness—key supports for later Yoga and devotion.
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis commonly frames tīrtha and purity as universally valid dharma practices that support devotion to the one Supreme (Īśvara) revered through both Śiva and Viṣṇu traditions.