Shloka 33
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
दशार्णायां तथा दानं श्राद्धं होमस्तथा जपः / अक्षयं चाव्ययं चैव कृतं भवति सर्वदा
daśārṇāyāṃ tathā dānaṃ śrāddhaṃ homastathā japaḥ / akṣayaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva kṛtaṃ bhavati sarvadā
Demikian juga, di negeri Daśārṇā, apa jua yang dilakukan—sedekah (dāna), upacara śrāddha untuk leluhur, homa persembahan api, dan japa zikir/mantra—menjadi berbuah tidak habis-habis, tidak binasa, pada setiap masa.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages on sacred geography and the enduring fruits of dharmic acts
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It does not directly define Ātman; instead it teaches a dharma-principle: acts aligned with sacred order (dāna, śrāddha, homa, japa) performed in a sanctified region yield “akṣaya” (undiminishing) results, implying a cosmic moral law upheld by the Supreme.
Japa (mantra-recitation) is the explicit inner practice; the verse frames it alongside homa and śrāddha as disciplines that purify and concentrate the practitioner, supporting a yogic life of regulated action (karma) and devotion (bhakti).
The verse is not sectarian; it presents universally valid dharmic practices (including mantra-japa and homa used in both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions), consistent with the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthesis where merit arises from devotion and right practice rather than exclusivist identity.