Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 46
Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation
वासोदश्चन्द्रसालोक्यमश्विसालोक्यमश्वदः / अनडुदः श्रियं पुष्टां गोदो व्रध्नस्य विष्टपम्
vāsodaścandrasālokyamaśvisālokyamaśvadaḥ / anaḍudaḥ śriyaṃ puṣṭāṃ godo vradhnasya viṣṭapam
വസ്ത്രദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ ചന്ദ്രലോകം നേടുന്നു; അശ്വദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ അശ്വിനീകുമാരന്മാരുടെ ലോകം നേടുന്നു. കാളദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ പുഷ്ടമായ ശ്രീ (സമൃദ്ധി) നേടുന്നു; ഗോദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ വ്രധ്നന്റെ ദിവ്യലോകം നേടുന്നു।
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Kurma Purana’s teaching on dāna-phala within the dialogue tradition of the Purana
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches karma-phala within dharma—merit from selfless giving yields specific lokas and prosperity, preparing the mind for higher insight (ātma-jñāna) taught more explicitly elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No direct yogic technique is stated; the verse supports the yogic foundation of śuddhi (purification) through dāna and dharma, which steadies the mind and supports later disciplines such as restraint, devotion, and contemplation emphasized in Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.
It does so implicitly: the Purana’s integrated path treats dharma (gifts, vows, worship) as a shared ladder toward auspicious states and ultimately liberation—compatible with both Shaiva and Vaishnava soteriology rather than sectarian opposition.