Shloka 24
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
दशाश्वमेधिकं तीर्थं सर्वपापविनाशनम् / दशानामश्वमेधानां तत्राप्नोति फलं नरः
daśāśvamedhikaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam / daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ tatrāpnoti phalaṃ naraḥ
‘தசாஷ்வமேதிக’ எனும் இந்த தீர்த்தம் எல்லாப் பாவங்களையும் அழிக்கும். அங்கே சென்ற மனிதன் பத்து அஷ்வமேத யாகங்களுக்குச் சமமான பலனை அடைவான்.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly, by emphasizing purification: the tradition frames outer tīrtha as supporting inner cleansing, which prepares the seeker for knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No specific āsana or dhyāna is named; the practice implied is dhārmic purification—pilgrimage and repentance—as an auxiliary discipline that steadies the mind for higher Yoga and devotion.
It does so implicitly: the Kurma Purana often treats tīrtha and dharma as shared sacred infrastructure across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams, where purification supports devotion to the one Supreme worshipped in multiple forms.