Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Varnāśrama-Krama, Vairāgya as the Ground of Saṃnyāsa, and Brahmārpaṇa Karma-yoga
ब्रह्मणा दीयते देयं ब्रह्मणे संप्रदीयते / ब्रह्मैव दीयते चेति ब्रह्मार्पणमिदं परम्
brahmaṇā dīyate deyaṃ brahmaṇe saṃpradīyate / brahmaiva dīyate ceti brahmārpaṇamidaṃ param
La ofrenda es dada por Brahman; es ofrecida en Brahman; y Brahman mismo es lo que se ofrece: ésta es la suprema ofrenda en Brahman (brahmārpaṇa).
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on consecrated action (brahmārpaṇa) in a Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis framework
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a non-dual vision where agent, act, recipient, and the offered substance are all understood as Brahman—pointing to the Supreme Self as the single reality behind all sacrificial and ethical action.
It emphasizes karma-yoga as inner discipline: performing giving, worship, and duty with the contemplative recognition that all action is consecrated to the Absolute—an attitude that supports Pāśupata-style purification through devotion and renunciation of ego-agency.
By grounding worship and offering in Brahman beyond sectarian boundaries, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-dual, integrative stance where Shaiva and Vaishnava forms are honored as expressions of one supreme reality.