Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, 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
Luego debe realizarse la quinta (ofrenda del aliento) para Udāna, y (también) para Samāna. Conociendo el verdadero principio de estas corrientes vitales, el dos veces nacido debe ofrecerlas como oblaciones en el Sí mismo.
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.