Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 24
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
ओङ्कारव्याहृतियुतां गायत्रीं वेदमातरम् / जप्त्वा जलाञ्जलिं दद्याद् भास्करं प्रति तन्मनाः
oṅkāravyāhṛtiyutāṃ gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram / japtvā jalāñjaliṃ dadyād bhāskaraṃ prati tanmanāḥ
بعد تلاوة الغاياتري—أمّ الفيدات—مقرونةً بـ«أوم» وبالڤيَاهْرِتي، فليقدّم المرءُ كفًّا من الماء قربانًا (jalāñjali) إلى بهاسكارا، إله الشمس، وقلبه ثابتٌ عليه.
Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the proper observance of Sandhya-vandana and daily dharma
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By prescribing focused japa and a mindful offering, the verse implies that inner concentration (tanmanāḥ) is essential—ritual becomes a means to steady awareness toward the indwelling Divine reality reflected through Sūrya as a visible support for contemplation.
It highlights mantra-yoga through Gāyatrī-japa (with Oṁ and vyāhṛtis) and dhyāna-like one-pointedness (tanmanāḥ), integrating external arghya (water-offering) with internal mental fixation—typical of Kurma Purana’s disciplined nitya-karma leading toward yogic steadiness.
Though not naming Śiva directly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis: devotion and disciplined practice are offered to a divine manifestation (Bhāskara) while being taught by Viṣṇu as Kūrma—showing that proper yoga-dharma is honored across deity-forms within a unified sacred framework.