Shloka 12
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
तत्राश्रमवरे रम्ये सिद्धाश्रमविभूषिते / गङ्गा भगवती नित्यं वहत्येवाघनाशिनी
tatrāśramavare ramye siddhāśramavibhūṣite / gaṅgā bhagavatī nityaṃ vahatyevāghanāśinī
ณ ที่นั้น ในอาศรมอันประเสริฐและรื่นรมย์ ซึ่งประดับด้วยอาศรมศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของเหล่าสิทธะ พระแม่คงคาผู้เป็นภควตีไหลรินไม่ขาดสาย—ทรงทำลายบาปทั้งปวง
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the tīrtha/āśrama setting within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames purification as a prerequisite for higher realization: the sacred landscape (Gaṅgā and Siddha-āśramas) removes “agha” (impurity), preparing the seeker for knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
The verse points to tīrtha-sevā and āśrama-vāsa—living or practicing near Siddhas and holy waters—as supportive disciplines that purify the mind, a foundation for dhyāna, japa, and the Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis emphasized in Kurma Purana teachings.
By venerating Gaṅgā as “Bhagavatī” within a Siddha-āśrama context, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis where sacred agents of purification are honored across sectarian lines—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva-Vaishnava outlook.