Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
योनी तोया वितृष्णा च चन्द्रा शुक्ला विमोचनी / निवृत्तिश्चैति ता नद्यः स्मृता पापहरा नृणाम्
yonī toyā vitṛṣṇā ca candrā śuklā vimocanī / nivṛttiścaiti tā nadyaḥ smṛtā pāpaharā nṛṇām
โยนี โตยา วิตฤษณา จันทรา ศุกลา วิโมจณี และนิวฤตติ—แม่น้ำเหล่านี้ถูกจดจำว่าเป็นผู้ชำระบาปของมนุษย์
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya tradition to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purification through tirthas as a dharmic aid for inner clarity, which in the Kurma Purana supports the later contemplative turn toward Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) and liberation.
The verse emphasizes tirtha-sevana (pilgrimage/ritual contact with sacred rivers) as a preparatory purification (śuddhi) that complements disciplines like restraint, withdrawal (nivṛtti), and meditative steadiness taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis treats tirtha and purification as shared dharmic ground across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava practice, supporting a unified path where devotion and purity lead toward the one Supreme.