Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 25
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
प्राक्कूलेषु समासीनो दर्भेषु सुसमाहितः / प्राणायामत्रयं कृत्वा ध्यायेत् संध्यामिति श्रुतिः
prākkūleṣu samāsīno darbheṣu susamāhitaḥ / prāṇāyāmatrayaṃ kṛtvā dhyāyet saṃdhyāmiti śrutiḥ
جالسًا على عشب الدَّربها (darbha) على ضفة النهر متجهًا نحو الشرق، وبذهنٍ شديد الجمع؛ ليؤدِّ المرءُ البراناياما ثلاث مرّات، ثم ليتأمّل السَّندْهيا (Sandhyā)—هكذا تُعلن الشروتي (śruti).
Traditional injunction (śruti-smṛti style instruction) as cited within the Kurma Purana’s teaching narrative
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By prescribing prāṇāyāma followed by meditation at Sandhyā, the verse points to inner recollection (dhyāna) as the means to steady the mind—an essential prerequisite for realizing the indwelling Self beyond ritual action.
It highlights the threefold prāṇāyāma (a standard triad of regulated breath practices) as preparatory purification and concentration, followed by dhyāna on Sandhyā—integrating Vedic daily rite with yogic interiorization as taught in the Kurma Purana.
Though not naming Śiva or Viṣṇu directly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis: disciplined yoga (prāṇāyāma–dhyāna) is presented as a universally valid approach to the Supreme, harmonizing sectarian forms through shared sādhanā.