Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 11
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
तत्र गङ्गामुपस्पृश्य शुचिर्भावसमन्वितः / मुच्यते सर्वपापैस्तु ब्रह्मलोकं लभेन्मृतः
tatra gaṅgāmupaspṛśya śucirbhāvasamanvitaḥ / mucyate sarvapāpaistu brahmalokaṃ labhenmṛtaḥ
அங்கே கங்கையை ஆச்சமன-ஸ்பரிசம் செய்து, மனிதன் தூய்மையுடன் புனிதமான உள்ளநிலையைக் கொள்கிறான். அவன் எல்லாப் பாவங்களிலிருந்து விடுபட்டு, மரணத்திற்குப் பின் பிரம்மலோகத்தை அடைகிறான்.
Sūta (narrating the tīrtha-māhātmya within the Kurma Purāṇa’s discourse to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through sacred contact and inner bhāva, preparing the seeker for higher states (here, Brahmaloka), rather than explicitly defining Ātman.
A purification-oriented discipline: tīrtha-upaspṛśa (ritual contact/ablution) joined with bhāva (right inner intention). In Kurma Purāṇa ethics, external rite bears fruit when supported by inner mental purity.
This verse is tīrtha-centered and does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu; its synthesis is implicit in the Purāṇic principle that sacred waters and dharma-practice are universally efficacious across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava frameworks when accompanied by pure bhāva.