Shloka 30
Narmadā-tīrtha-māhātmya — Bhṛgu-tīrtha to Sāgara-saṅgama
Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit
उपवासपरो भूत्वा नित्यं व्रतपरायणः / तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेन्द्र मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
upavāsaparo bhūtvā nityaṃ vrataparāyaṇaḥ / tatra snātvā tu rājendra mucyate brahmahatyayā
Dengan tekun berpuasa dan sentiasa teguh dalam amalan nazar (vrata), wahai raja termulia—dengan mandi di sana seseorang dibebaskan daripada dosa brahma-hatyā (membunuh Brahmana).
Sūta (narrator) conveying the tīrtha-vrata teaching within the Kurma Purana’s discourse to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses inner purification through disciplined vrata and upavāsa; such purification is treated as supportive to Self-knowledge by reducing pāpa and mental agitation that obstruct realization.
A dharma-yoga emphasis: tapas through fasting (upavāsa), niyama-like vow observance (vrata), and tīrtha-snāna as a purificatory aid—preparatory disciplines that steady the mind for higher sādhana.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; consistent with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, it frames purification through vrata and tīrtha as universally valid dharma, compatible with both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava modes of worship.