Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
योनी तोया वितृष्णा च चन्द्रा शुक्ला विमोचनी / निवृत्तिश्चैति ता नद्यः स्मृता पापहरा नृणाम्
yonī toyā vitṛṣṇā ca candrā śuklā vimocanī / nivṛttiścaiti tā nadyaḥ smṛtā pāpaharā nṛṇām
Yoni, Toyā, Vitṛṣṇā, Candrā, Śuklā, Vimocanī và Nivṛtti—những dòng sông ấy được ghi nhớ là có năng lực tiêu trừ tội lỗi cho loài người.
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya tradition to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purification through tirthas as a dharmic aid for inner clarity, which in the Kurma Purana supports the later contemplative turn toward Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) and liberation.
The verse emphasizes tirtha-sevana (pilgrimage/ritual contact with sacred rivers) as a preparatory purification (śuddhi) that complements disciplines like restraint, withdrawal (nivṛtti), and meditative steadiness taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis treats tirtha and purification as shared dharmic ground across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava practice, supporting a unified path where devotion and purity lead toward the one Supreme.