Shloka 16
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
पवित्रसलिला पुण्या कावेरी विपुला नदी / तस्यां स्नात्वोदकं कृत्वा मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः / त्रिरात्रोपोषितेनाथ एकरात्रोषितेन वा
pavitrasalilā puṇyā kāverī vipulā nadī / tasyāṃ snātvodakaṃ kṛtvā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ / trirātropoṣitenātha ekarātroṣitena vā
कावेरी ही विशाल नदी पवित्र जलाची व पुण्यदायिनी आहे। तिच्यात स्नान करून उदक-क्रिया (जलार्पण) केल्यास सर्व पातकांपासून मुक्ती मिळते—तीन रात्री उपवास केला तरी किंवा एक रात्र व्रतनिवास केला तरी।
Sūta (narrator) recounting the tirtha-mahatmya within the Kurma Purana’s discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purification (snāna, udaka-kriyā, upavāsa) as preparatory dharma that removes pāpa-obstructions, making the mind fit for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
Not a seated-yoga instruction, but a yogic prerequisite: śauca (purity) through tirtha-snana, ritual water-offerings, and upavāsa (fasting/observance) to refine discipline (niyama) and support later contemplative practice.
It does not explicitly name Shiva or Vishnu; instead it reflects the Purana’s integrative dharma framework where tirtha-based purification supports devotion and realization across Shaiva-Vaishnava paths within the Kurma tradition.