Shloka 120
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
यो मोहादथवालस्यादकृत्वा देवतार्चनम् / भुङ्क्ते स याति नरकान् शूकरेष्वभिजायते
yo mohādathavālasyādakṛtvā devatārcanam / bhuṅkte sa yāti narakān śūkareṣvabhijāyate
Quien, por engaño o pereza, come sin haber realizado primero la adoración a la deidad, va a los infiernos y renace entre los cerdos.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and daily rites
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes that ordinary acts like eating become spiritually binding when done in delusion; aligning action with worship purifies karma and supports Self-knowledge by reducing tamas and heedlessness.
It highlights disciplined nitya-karma—sanctifying food through devatā-arcana—as a preparatory purity practice (śauca, niyama) that supports higher Yoga, including the Kurma Purana’s integrated Shaiva-Vaishnava sādhanā.
By using the broad term “devatā-arcana,” it frames worship as a unifying dharmic principle rather than sectarian rivalry—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis where devotion and discipline are shared foundations.