Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 115
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
पतिव्रतायाश्चाख्यानं तीर्थानां च विनिर्णयः / तथा मङ्कणकस्याथ निग्रहः कीर्त्यते द्विजाः
pativratāyāścākhyānaṃ tīrthānāṃ ca vinirṇayaḥ / tathā maṅkaṇakasyātha nigrahaḥ kīrtyate dvijāḥ
诸位二生圣者啊，此处亦叙述贞敬奉夫之女（pativratā）的故事，裁定诸圣地渡口（tīrtha）的权威判别，并同样讲述对曼迦那迦（Maṅkaṇaka）的降伏。
Suta (narrator) addressing the Brahmin sages (dvijas)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is a topical colophon-like marker rather than a direct Atman teaching; it frames dharma through pativratā conduct, tīrtha authority, and restraint of ascetic pride—preparing the listener for teachings where inner discipline supports realization.
No specific technique is named; the emphasis is on nigraha (restraint) and the governance of tapas, implying yogic self-control as the foundation for higher practice—an ethic consistent with later Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly name Shiva or Vishnu, but its themes—tīrtha authority and the correction of ascetic excess—fit the Kurma Purana’s integrative dharma framework where Shaiva and Vaishnava sacred geographies and disciplines are harmonized.