Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 46
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
यजूंष्यधीते नियतं दध्ना प्रीणाति देवताः / सामान्यधीते प्रीणाति घृताहुतिभिरन्वहम्
yajūṃṣyadhīte niyataṃ dadhnā prīṇāti devatāḥ / sāmānyadhīte prīṇāti ghṛtāhutibhiranvaham
مَن يداوم على دراسة اليَجُرفيدا يُرضي الآلهة بقُرْبانٍ من اللبن الرائب؛ ومَن يدرس السامافيدا يُرضيهم يومًا بعد يوم بقرابين السمن المصفّى (الغِي).
Traditional narrator within the Purāṇic discourse (instructional passage on dharma and svādhyāya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined svādhyāya and sacrificial offering as purifying supports; such dharmic purification is presented in the Purāṇic tradition as conducive to inner clarity in which knowledge of the Self can arise.
Not a meditation-technique verse; it highlights niyama-like discipline (niyatam), daily sacred recitation (svādhyāya), and homa/āhuti as steady sādhana that steadies the mind and aligns one with Vedic order.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; its takeaway fits the Kurma Purāṇa’s synthesis by presenting Vedic worship and disciplined practice as a shared foundation across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths.