Shloka 9
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest
Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine
अन्यं मगधराजस्य तीर्थं स्वर्गगतिप्रदम् / अक्षयं विन्दति स्वर्गं तत्र गत्वा द्विजोत्तमः
anyaṃ magadharājasya tīrthaṃ svargagatipradam / akṣayaṃ vindati svargaṃ tatra gatvā dvijottamaḥ
ในแว่นแคว้นของพระราชาแห่งมคธมีท่าน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์อีกแห่งหนึ่ง ซึ่งประทานหนทางสู่สวรรค์ ทวิชผู้ประเสริฐเมื่อไปถึงที่นั้น ย่อมได้สวรรค์อันไม่เสื่อมสูญ.
Suta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya section, traditionally relaying the teaching of Lord Kurma to sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Atman; it emphasizes karma-phala through tirtha-yatra—meritorious action leading to svarga. In the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such outward dharma supports inner purification that later matures into higher knowledge.
No specific yogic technique is stated; the practice here is tirtha-sevana (pilgrimage and sacred observance). In Kurma Purana’s wider teaching, such dharmic disciplines function as preparatory aids (śuddhi) alongside mantra, vrata, and devotion that culminate in yoga and jñāna.
The verse is focused on tirtha merit and does not explicitly mention Shiva-Vishnu unity. Within the Kurma Purana’s overall shaiva-vaishnava synthesis, pilgrimage and dharma are framed as universally sanctifying, supportive of devotion to the one Supreme approached through multiple divine forms.