Shloka 7
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
उदानाय ततः कुर्यात् समानायेति पञ्चमीम् / विज्ञाय तत्त्वमेतेषां जुहुयादात्मनि द्विजः
udānāya tataḥ kuryāt samānāyeti pañcamīm / vijñāya tattvameteṣāṃ juhuyādātmani dvijaḥ
Daraufhin vollziehe man die fünfte (Atem-Opfergabe) für Udāna und (auch) für Samāna. Hat der Zweimalgeborene das wahre Prinzip dieser Lebensströme erkannt, so opfere er sie als Gaben in das Selbst (Ātman).
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages (Pāśupata-aligned yoga discipline within a Vaiṣṇava frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Ātman as the inner altar: the vital forces (prāṇas) are to be ‘offered’ into the Self, implying inward realization rather than merely external ritual.
A prāṇāyāma-based ‘inner homa’ where specific vāyus—Udāna and Samāna—are contemplated and integrated, treating breath-regulation as a sacrificial discipline aligned with Pāśupata-style interiorization.
By framing yogic self-offering and inner sacrifice as the core means to realization, it reflects the Purāṇa’s synthesis: Vaiṣṇava narration (Kūrma) teaching a Śaiva-leaning yogic method centered on the same non-dual Self.