Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
Prayāga-māhātmya — The Greatness of Prayāga and the Discipline of Pilgrimage
अतस्तीर्थे न गृह्णीयात् पुण्येष्वायतनेषु च / निमित्तेषु च सर्वेषु अप्रमत्तो द्विजो भवेत्
atastīrthe na gṛhṇīyāt puṇyeṣvāyataneṣu ca / nimitteṣu ca sarveṣu apramatto dvijo bhavet
ஆகையால் இருபிறப்பான் தீர்த்தத்திலும், புண்ணியத் தலங்களிலும், புனித ஆலயங்களிலும் முறையற்ற தானம் அல்லது லாபத்தை ஏற்கக் கூடாது. எல்லா புனித நிகழ்வுகளிலும் தூய்மை மற்றும் நல்வழக்கில் அவன் எப்போதும் அசட்டையின்றி விழிப்புடன் இருக்க வேண்டும்.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-instructions of the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes apramāda (non-negligence), a prerequisite for inner clarity. Such vigilance supports self-knowledge by preventing the mind from being clouded by greed, impurity, or misuse of sacred contexts.
The verse highlights apramāda—continuous attentiveness—as a foundational discipline. In the Kurma Purana’s spiritual culture (including later Ishvara Gita and Pāśupata-oriented teaching), ethical restraint in holy settings stabilizes the practitioner for japa, vrata, and meditation.
Not explicitly; it presents a shared dharma framework honored across Shaiva–Vaishnava sacred spaces. The emphasis is on universal sanctity—tīrthas and āyatanas—where right conduct supports devotion regardless of sectarian form.