Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 15
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
गोदावरी नदी पुण्या सर्वपापविनाशनी / तत्र स्नात्वा पितॄन् देवांस्तर्पयित्वा यथाविधि / सर्वपापविसुद्धात्मा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
godāvarī nadī puṇyā sarvapāpavināśanī / tatra snātvā pitṝn devāṃstarpayitvā yathāvidhi / sarvapāpavisuddhātmā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
Sungai Godāvarī itu suci, pemusnah segala dosa. Setelah mandi di sana dan mempersembahkan tarpaṇa (curahan air suci) kepada para leluhur dan para dewa menurut tata cara, seseorang menjadi bersih daripada segala dosa dan memperoleh pahala seumpama menghadiahkan seribu ekor lembu.
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya in dialogue form to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames inner purity (viśuddhātmā) as the result of dharmic action—sacred bathing and correct offerings—which prepares the mind for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Purāṇa.
Not a meditative technique, but a purification discipline (śauca) aligned with Varnāśrama Dharma: tīrtha-snānā and tarpana to devas and pitṛs. Such ritual purity is treated as supportive groundwork for later yoga and devotion.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; instead it expresses the Purāṇic synthesis by emphasizing universally accepted dharma—tīrtha, ancestral rites, and divine offerings—shared across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions.