Shloka 19
Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī
Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara
निशम्य कण्ववदनात् प्रायश्चित्तविधिं शुभम् / जगाम हिमवत्पृष्ठं समुद्दिश्य महाबलः
niśamya kaṇvavadanāt prāyaścittavidhiṃ śubham / jagāma himavatpṛṣṭhaṃ samuddiśya mahābalaḥ
कण्ववदनात् शुभं प्रायश्चित्तविधिं निशम्य, स महाबलः हिमवत्पृष्ठं समुद्दिश्य जगाम।
Narrator (Purāṇic Sūta/Compiler voice) describing the protagonist’s action after Sage Kaṇva’s instruction
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through prāyaścitta and disciplined resolve, implying that clarity and fitness for realizing the Self are supported by dharmic atonement and inner rectification.
The verse points to preparatory discipline rather than a specific technique: hearing authoritative instruction (śravaṇa), adopting prāyaścitta (ethical purification), and moving toward the Himālaya—traditionally a setting for tapas, restraint, and contemplative practice.
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected in the shared dharmic framework—purification, tapas, and pilgrimage are upheld as common means across Shaiva-Vaishnava traditions for spiritual readiness and grace.