Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration
अत्र दानं तपस्तप्तं स्नानं जप्यादिकं च यत् / एकैकं पावयेत् पापं सप्तजन्मकृतं द्विजाः
atra dānaṃ tapastaptaṃ snānaṃ japyādikaṃ ca yat / ekaikaṃ pāvayet pāpaṃ saptajanmakṛtaṃ dvijāḥ
Tại nơi đây, hỡi các bậc nhị sinh, mỗi hành trì đơn lẻ—bố thí, khổ hạnh được thực hành đúng pháp, tắm gội thanh tịnh, cùng các pháp như tụng niệm japa—đều có thể tẩy sạch tội lỗi tích tụ qua bảy đời.
Narrator/Teacher voice within the Purāṇic discourse (instruction addressed to dvijas)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Indirectly: by stressing purification through dāna, tapas, snāna, and japa, it implies that removing pāpa and mental impurity is a prerequisite for Atman-knowledge—clarity (śuddhi) enables realization.
Japa is explicitly named, along with tapas (disciplined restraint) and ritual purification (snāna). Together they function as preparatory sādhana—ethical and mental cleansing that supports deeper meditative steadiness in Yoga-śāstra terms.
This verse does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by emphasizing universally accepted purificatory disciplines (japa/tapas/dāna) that serve devotion and liberation across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava frameworks.