Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Prayāga-māhātmya — The Greatness of Prayāga and the Discipline of Pilgrimage
ततः शुभानि कर्माणि चिन्तयानः पुनः पुनः / गुणवान् वित्तसंपन्नो भवतीह न संशयः / कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सत्यधर्मप्रतिष्ठितः
tataḥ śubhāni karmāṇi cintayānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ / guṇavān vittasaṃpanno bhavatīha na saṃśayaḥ / karmaṇā manasā vācā satyadharmapratiṣṭhitaḥ
కాబట్టి శుభకర్మలను మళ్లీ మళ్లీ ధ్యానించే వాడు ఈ లోకంలోనే గుణవంతుడై, ధనసంపన్నుడై ఉంటాడు—సందేహం లేదు—కర్మ, మనస్సు, వాక్కు ద్వారా సత్యధర్మంలో స్థిరుడవుతాడు।
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing (didactically) the inquiring sages/Indradyumna-context tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It implies that inner alignment—purity in mind, speech, and action—stabilizes one in satya-dharma, which is a practical doorway to Self-clarity (ātma-prasāda), even though the verse focuses on ethical causality rather than metaphysics.
A foundational yogic practice is indicated: repeated contemplation (punaḥ punaḥ cintana) of śubha-karma, coupled with tri-karaṇa-śuddhi—purification of conduct through body (karma), mind (manas), and speech (vāc)—a prerequisite for higher disciplines described in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.
Indirectly: it emphasizes shared dharmic and yogic ground—truthfulness and disciplined conduct—central to both Shaiva (including Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava paths, reflecting the Purana’s harmonizing, non-sectarian spiritual ethic.