Shloka 62
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
अभिमन्त्र्य जलं मन्त्रैस्तल्लिङ्गैर्वारुणैः शुभैः / भावपूतस्तदव्यक्तं ध्यायन् वै विष्णुमव्ययम्
abhimantrya jalaṃ mantraistalliṅgairvāruṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ / bhāvapūtastadavyaktaṃ dhyāyan vai viṣṇumavyayam
শুভ বাৰুণ মন্ত্ৰে—সেই লিঙ্গ-চিহ্নসমেত—জল অভিমন্ত্ৰিত কৰি, যাৰ অন্তৰ্ভাৱ শুদ্ধ হৈছে, সি সেই অব্যক্ত তত্ত্ব, অৰ্থাৎ অব্যয় বিষ্ণুৰ ধ্যান কৰিব।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in ritual-yoga and meditative purification
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to the Supreme as “Avyakta,” the Unmanifest—meditated upon as Viṣṇu who is “Avyaya” (imperishable), indicating a transcendent, changeless ground behind ritual forms.
It combines mantra-śuddhi (consecrating water through Varuṇa-mantras) with bhāva-śuddhi (purifying intention) and culminates in dhyāna (steady meditation) on the Unmanifest Viṣṇu—an integrated ritual-yogic discipline.
By treating mantra-ritual and inner purification as a single path leading to the Unmanifest Lord identified as Viṣṇu, it reflects the Purāṇa’s synthetic approach where sectarian methods converge upon one imperishable Supreme.