Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī
Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara
गत्वा कण्वाश्रमं भीत्या तस्मै सर्वं न्यवेदयत् / वासमप्सरसा भूयस्तपोयोगमनुत्तमम्
gatvā kaṇvāśramaṃ bhītyā tasmai sarvaṃ nyavedayat / vāsamapsarasā bhūyastapoyogamanuttamam
Pagkatapos, sa takot, nagtungo siya sa ashram ni Muni Kaṇva at isinalaysay ang lahat—na ang apsaras ay muling dumating upang manahan, at na ang kanyang walang kapantay na disiplina ng tapas at pagpipigil sa yoga ay sinusubok.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration, traditionally through Vyāsa/Sūta framework)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it highlights that true steadiness is measured by inner restraint (tapo-yoga) amid disturbance—pointing to the Purāṇic ideal that realization is internal and not dependent on external conditions.
The verse foregrounds tapo-yoga—yogic discipline grounded in tapas, i.e., sense-control, endurance, and sustained ascetic practice, especially when confronted by distractions such as desire and fear.
Not explicitly in this line; however, the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching frames yogic restraint and dharma as shared ground in the Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, where devotion and discipline converge toward the same supreme reality.