Shloka 48
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
यस्तु चान्द्रायणं कुर्यात् तत्र तीर्थे समाहितः / सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा सोमलोकं स गच्छति
yastu cāndrāyaṇaṃ kuryāt tatra tīrthe samāhitaḥ / sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā somalokaṃ sa gacchati
Sesiapa yang melaksanakan nazar Cāndrāyaṇa di tīrtha itu dengan minda terhimpun—jiwanya disucikan daripada segala dosa—akan pergi ke Somaloka, alam Soma (Bulan).
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya to the assembled sages, conveying the teaching tradition attributed to Lord Kūrma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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It frames spiritual progress through purification: when the mind is samāhita (collected) and the ātmā is cleansed of pāpa by disciplined vow at a tīrtha, the person becomes fit for higher attainments—here expressed as reaching Soma-loka.
The key yogic element is samāhitaḥ—mental concentration and steadiness—joined with vrata-discipline (Cāndrāyaṇa). The Kurma Purana repeatedly links external observance (vrata, tīrtha) with inner restraint as a prerequisite for higher yogic realization.
While not naming Śiva or Viṣṇu directly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis: dharma-based purification (vrata at tīrtha, mental collectedness) is presented as a shared soteriological method across Shaiva-Vaishnava frameworks, where inner purity is the common gateway to higher worlds and liberation-teachings.