Shloka 105
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
शालाग्नौ लौकिके वाग्नौ जले भूभ्यामथापिवा / वैश्वदेवं ततः कुर्याद् देवयज्ञः स वै स्मृतः
śālāgnau laukike vāgnau jale bhūbhyāmathāpivā / vaiśvadevaṃ tataḥ kuryād devayajñaḥ sa vai smṛtaḥ
Dann soll man, im Hausfeuer oder in einem gewöhnlichen Feuer, ja sogar im Wasser oder auf dem Boden, die Vaiśvadeva‑Darbringung vollziehen; sie gilt als deva‑yajña, das den Göttern dargebrachte Opfer.
Traditional narrator/teacher voice within the Dharma-instruction section (Kurma Purana teaching lineage)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames disciplined daily offering (devayajña) as a purifying act that supports inner clarity—preparing the mind for realizing the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s yoga and jñāna sections.
It highlights karma-yoga in a dharmic form: performing obligatory rites like Vaiśvadeva with steadiness and adaptability (even without a formal fire), cultivating sattva and devotion that complement later yoga teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline).
By emphasizing orthodox devayajña as a universal dharma rather than sectarian worship, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where devotion and duty can be offered to the one Supreme manifesting as both Śiva and Viṣṇu.