Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī
Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara
गत्वा कण्वाश्रमं भीत्या तस्मै सर्वं न्यवेदयत् / वासमप्सरसा भूयस्तपोयोगमनुत्तमम्
gatvā kaṇvāśramaṃ bhītyā tasmai sarvaṃ nyavedayat / vāsamapsarasā bhūyastapoyogamanuttamam
பின்னர் அச்சத்துடன் அவன் கண்வ ஆசிரமத்திற்குச் சென்று அனைத்தையும் தெரிவித்தான்—அப்சரை மீண்டும் அங்கே வந்து தங்கியதும், தன் ஒப்பற்ற தவ-யோகக் கட்டுப்பாடு சோதிக்கப்படுவதும்.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration, traditionally through Vyāsa/Sūta framework)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it highlights that true steadiness is measured by inner restraint (tapo-yoga) amid disturbance—pointing to the Purāṇic ideal that realization is internal and not dependent on external conditions.
The verse foregrounds tapo-yoga—yogic discipline grounded in tapas, i.e., sense-control, endurance, and sustained ascetic practice, especially when confronted by distractions such as desire and fear.
Not explicitly in this line; however, the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching frames yogic restraint and dharma as shared ground in the Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, where devotion and discipline converge toward the same supreme reality.