Shloka 55
Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation
प्रयागादिषु तीर्थेषु पुण्येष्वायतनेषु च / दत्त्वा चाक्षयमाप्नोति नदीषु च वनेषु च
prayāgādiṣu tīrtheṣu puṇyeṣvāyataneṣu ca / dattvā cākṣayamāpnoti nadīṣu ca vaneṣu ca
ప్రయాగము మొదలైన తీర్థములలో, పుణ్యక్షేత్రములలో కూడా—నదీ తీరములలో, అరణ్యములలో కూడ దానం చేయుటవలన అక్షయ పుణ్యము లభిస్తుంది.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and tīrtha-mahātmyā
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes akṣaya (inexhaustible) spiritual fruit gained through dharmic action, pointing to a transcendent order where righteous giving aligns the giver with enduring spiritual reality beyond temporary results.
No specific yogic technique is described; the verse highlights karma-yoga in a dharmic form—selfless dāna performed in sanctified contexts (tīrthas, rivers, forests) as a purifier that supports higher disciplines taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana, including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner restraint.
It does so implicitly through shared dharma: the promise of akṣaya puṇya from tīrtha-dāna reflects the Purana’s synthesis where devotion and righteous acts are upheld across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava sacred landscapes, harmonizing paths rather than opposing them.