Shloka 1
Tīrtha-Māhātmya and the Discipline of Pilgrimage (Tīrtha-sevā) within Prāyaścitta
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे एकचत्वारिंशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच अन्यच्च तीर्थप्रवरं जप्येश्वरसमीपतः / नाम्ना पञ्चनदं पुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge ekacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca anyacca tīrthapravaraṃ japyeśvarasamīpataḥ / nāmnā pañcanadaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
Assim, no Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa, na Ṣaṭsāhasrī Saṃhitā, na divisão posterior—(conclui-se) o quadragésimo primeiro capítulo. Sūta disse: “E ainda, há um tirtha excelso perto de Japyeśvara, chamado Pañcanada—santo e destruidor de todos os pecados.”
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes purification through a sacred tīrtha (Pañcanada), implying the Purāṇic view that inner clarity for spiritual realization is supported by dhārmic acts like pilgrimage.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this line; the practice implied is tīrtha-sevā (pilgrimage and ritual bathing), a preparatory discipline aligned with Purāṇic sādhanā for cleansing pāpa and supporting higher yoga.
By locating a meritorious tīrtha near Japyeśvara (a Śaiva locus) within the Kūrma Purāṇa (a Vaiṣṇava-Śaiva synthesizing text), it reflects the Purāṇa’s integrative sacred landscape where devotion and merit transcend sectarian boundaries.