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
ฉะนั้น ผู้ใดใคร่ครวญกรรมอันเป็นมงคลซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า ผู้นั้นย่อมเป็นผู้มีคุณและมั่งคั่งในโลกนี้เอง—หาเคลือบแคลงไม่—และตั้งมั่นในสัจจะและธรรมด้วยกาย ใจ และวาจา।
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.