Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 118
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
अकृत्वा तु द्विजः पञ्च महायज्ञान् द्विजोत्तमाः / भृञ्जीत चेत् स मूढात्मा तिर्यग्योनिं सगच्छति
akṛtvā tu dvijaḥ pañca mahāyajñān dvijottamāḥ / bhṛñjīta cet sa mūḍhātmā tiryagyoniṃ sagacchati
O Bester der Zweifachgeborenen: Wenn ein Dvija, ohne die fünf großen Opfer vollzogen zu haben, dennoch seine Speise genießt, dann geht jene verblendete Seele in einen tierischen Schoß (eine niedere Geburt).
Narrator (Purāṇic instruction to the sages/dvijottamas; didactic dharma-teaching context)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes karmic accountability and purity of conduct as prerequisites for inner clarity; neglect of obligatory yajñas strengthens delusion (mūḍhatā), which veils discernment of the Self.
No formal meditation is described; the verse highlights preparatory discipline—daily yajña-based duties (especially before eating)—as a dharmic foundation that supports later yogic purification taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it presents shared Purāṇic dharma: yajña and duty as universal means of sustaining cosmic order, a framework within which the Kurma Purana later integrates Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis.