Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī
उपस्पृश्याथ भावेन तीर्थे तीर्थे स यादवः / चकार देवकीसूनुर्देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम्
upaspṛśyātha bhāvena tīrthe tīrthe sa yādavaḥ / cakāra devakīsūnurdevarṣipitṛtarpaṇam
Rồi, với tâm thành kính, tại mỗi bến thiêng, vị Yādava—con của Devakī—thực hiện nghi thức súc miệng thanh tịnh và dâng lễ tarpaṇa (rưới nước cúng) lên chư thiên, các hiền triết, và tổ tiên.
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/authorial narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
Indirectly: it highlights that outer rites (ācamana, tīrtha observance, tarpaṇa) become spiritually efficacious when performed with bhāva—an inward, sattvic orientation that aligns the practitioner toward the Self beyond mere ritualism.
A preparatory discipline: śauca (purity), saṅkalpa with bhāva (right inner attitude), and dharmic observance at tīrthas—supporting steadiness of mind (citta-śuddhi), which the Kurma Purana later connects to higher yogic realization.
By presenting Devakī’s son as upholding Vedic-purāṇic dharma through tarpaṇa and tīrtha practice, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative ethos where Vaiṣṇava figures exemplify the same sacramental order honored in Śaiva traditions as well.