Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 28
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
संध्याहीनो ऽशुचिर्नित्यमनर्हः सर्वकर्मसु / यदन्यत् कुरुते किञ्चिन्न तस्य फलमाप्नुयात्
saṃdhyāhīno 'śucirnityamanarhaḥ sarvakarmasu / yadanyat kurute kiñcinna tasya phalamāpnuyāt
من يُهمِل شعائر السَّندْهيا يبقى نجسًا على الدوام، غيرَ أهلٍ لكلّ الأعمال المقدّسة؛ وأيّ عملٍ آخر يفعله لا ينال ثمرته.
Narrator within the Purāṇic discourse (instructional voice in the Kurma Purana’s dharma teaching section)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purity and daily discipline (Sandhyā) as prerequisites for higher realization; without foundational nitya-karma, other practices fail to yield their intended spiritual result.
Sandhyā-vandana is emphasized as a daily purificatory practice—linking mantra, breath, and contemplation at the junctions of day—serving as groundwork for later yogic disciplines taught in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.
It does not name either deity explicitly; instead, it stresses dharmic prerequisites that both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions uphold—purity and regular worship—supporting the Purana’s integrative (non-sectarian) spiritual framework.