Shloka 105
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
शालाग्नौ लौकिके वाग्नौ जले भूभ्यामथापिवा / वैश्वदेवं ततः कुर्याद् देवयज्ञः स वै स्मृतः
śālāgnau laukike vāgnau jale bhūbhyāmathāpivā / vaiśvadevaṃ tataḥ kuryād devayajñaḥ sa vai smṛtaḥ
ثمّ، في نار البيت أو في نارٍ عاديّة، بل حتى في الماء أو على الأرض، فليُقِم قربانَ فايشفاديفا (Vaiśvadeva). وهذا هو المعروف بأنه ديفا‑يَجْنَة، أي الذبيحة المقدَّمة للآلهة.
Traditional narrator/teacher voice within the Dharma-instruction section (Kurma Purana teaching lineage)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames disciplined daily offering (devayajña) as a purifying act that supports inner clarity—preparing the mind for realizing the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s yoga and jñāna sections.
It highlights karma-yoga in a dharmic form: performing obligatory rites like Vaiśvadeva with steadiness and adaptability (even without a formal fire), cultivating sattva and devotion that complement later yoga teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline).
By emphasizing orthodox devayajña as a universal dharma rather than sectarian worship, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where devotion and duty can be offered to the one Supreme manifesting as both Śiva and Viṣṇu.