Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 22
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
स्नात्वा संतर्पयेद् देवानृषीन् पितृगणांस्तथा / आचम्य मन्त्रवन्नित्यं पुनराचम्य वाग्यतः
snātvā saṃtarpayed devānṛṣīn pitṛgaṇāṃstathā / ācamya mantravannityaṃ punarācamya vāgyataḥ
স্নান করে দেবতা, ঋষি ও পিতৃগণকে বিধিপূর্বক তৃপ্ত করবে। প্রতিদিন মন্ত্রসহ আচমন করে পুনরায় আচমন করে বাক্ সংযত রাখবে।
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma instructions as taught in the tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By emphasizing purification (snāna), sacred offering (tarpana), and restraint of speech, the verse points to inner discipline as the practical doorway to Self-knowledge—where the purified mind becomes fit to recognize the Atman beyond ritual acts.
It highlights preparatory disciplines (śauca/purification and niyama-like regularity): bathing, mantra-governed ācamana, and especially vāg-yama (control of speech), which stabilizes attention and supports later contemplative practice in the Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented teaching.
Rather than sectarian contrast, it presents shared dharmic foundations—purification, offerings, and inner restraint—compatible with both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava orientations, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach to practice.