Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Prayāga-māhātmya — The Greatness of Prayāga and the Discipline of Pilgrimage
स्त्रीसहस्त्राकुले रम्ये मन्दाकिन्यास्तटे शुभे / मोदते मुनिभिः सार्धं स्वकृतेनेह कर्मणा
strīsahastrākule ramye mandākinyāstaṭe śubhe / modate munibhiḥ sārdhaṃ svakṛteneha karmaṇā
在曼达吉尼河畔那美丽吉祥之地，虽有千百女子簇拥，他仍与诸牟尼同欢喜；此皆由他在此处亲自所作之业的果报。
Suta (narrator) describing the fruit of merit connected with the Mandakini tirtha
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes karma-phala—one’s experienced joy follows from one’s own deeds performed in sacred contexts; realization of the Self is supported by such purification, though the verse itself focuses on merit and its results rather than explicit Atman-doctrine.
No specific technique is named; the verse supports the preparatory discipline (śuddhi) central to Purāṇic Yoga—pilgrimage, right action, and association with sages—seen as conducive to later yogic steadiness and insight.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by presenting tirtha-based purification and sage-association as universally valid supports for dharma and liberation, irrespective of sectarian framing.