Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 53
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
गुरुं चैवाप्युपासीत हितं चास्य समाचरेत् / वेदाभ्यासं ततः कुर्यात् प्रयत्नाच्छक्तितो द्विजः
guruṃ caivāpyupāsīta hitaṃ cāsya samācaret / vedābhyāsaṃ tataḥ kuryāt prayatnācchaktito dvijaḥ
দ্বিজে গুৰুক ভক্তিৰে উপাসনা-সেৱা কৰিব আৰু তেওঁৰ হিতকৰ কাৰ্য আচৰণ কৰিব; তাৰ পিছত যত্নসহ, নিজৰ সামৰ্থ্য অনুসাৰে, বেদৰ অধ্যয়ন-পাঠাভ্যাস কৰিব।
Traditional Purana narrator (Sūta) conveying dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana’s discourse framework
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents disciplined guru-service and Vedic study as foundational means of purification and right understanding, through which knowledge of the Self is traditionally approached.
It emphasizes preparatory discipline (niyama-like training): humility, service to the teacher, and sustained scriptural recitation—supports for later yogic steadiness and contemplative insight taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
This verse is primarily dharma-focused and does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it supports the shared scriptural framework (Veda and guru-parampara) through which both Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings are transmitted in the Purana.