Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Prayāga-māhātmya — The Greatness of Prayāga and the Discipline of Pilgrimage
पञ्च कुण्डानि राजेन्द्र येषां मध्ये तु जाह्नवी / प्रयागं विशतः पुंसः पापं नश्यति तत्क्षणात्
pañca kuṇḍāni rājendra yeṣāṃ madhye tu jāhnavī / prayāgaṃ viśataḥ puṃsaḥ pāpaṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt
اے راجندر! وہاں پانچ کنڈ ہیں جن کے بیچ سے جاہنوی (گنگا) بہتی ہے۔ پریاگ میں داخل ہونے والے انسان کا گناہ اسی لمحے مٹ جاتا ہے۔
Suta (narrator) conveying the tirtha-mahatmya discourse to the sages (Kurma Purana narrative frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents rapid purification through sacred space (tirtha), which in the Purana framework supports inner clarity and fitness for Self-knowledge; the verse itself focuses on removal of pāpa rather than defining Ātman.
No specific āsana or dhyāna is named; the practice implied is tirtha-sevā—approaching Prayāga with श्रद्धा (faith) and purity—which is treated as a preparatory purifier that complements later disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented restraint, japa, and meditation.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; the synthesis appears through the shared sanctity of tirthas in the Kurma Purana, where pilgrimage and purification function across sectarian boundaries as a common dharmic means.