Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Jambūdvīpa Varṣas, Bhārata as Karmabhūmi, and the Sacred Hydro-Topography of Dharma
ऋषिकुल्या त्रिसामा च मन्दगा मन्दगामिनी / रूपा पालासिनी चैव ऋषिका वंशकारिणी / शुक्तिमत्पादसंजाताः सर्वपापहरा नृणाम्
ṛṣikulyā trisāmā ca mandagā mandagāminī / rūpā pālāsinī caiva ṛṣikā vaṃśakāriṇī / śuktimatpādasaṃjātāḥ sarvapāpaharā nṛṇām
Ṛṣikulyā, Trisāmā, Mandagā, Mandagāminī, Rūpā, Pālāsinī, Ṛṣikā và Vaṃśakāriṇī—những con sông sinh từ bàn chân núi Śuktimat—xóa sạch mọi tội lỗi của loài người.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic tirtha-mahātmya to the sages, within the Kurma Purana narrative frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is not an Ātman-metaphysics passage; it teaches a Purāṇic ethic of purification—contact with sanctified tirthas (here, rivers born from a sacred source) is said to remove pāpa and support inner purity, which is a prerequisite for higher knowledge.
No specific āsana or dhyāna is described; the practice implied is tirtha-sevā—pilgrimage, bathing, and reverent observance—used in the Kurma Purana as a dharma-based means to cleanse obstacles (pāpa) that hinder sādhana.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, as part of Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such tirtha-mahātmya passages function as shared sacred geography supporting devotion and purification across sectarian lines.