Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 8
Saṃnyāsa-dharma — Qualifications, Threefold Renunciation, and the Conduct of the Yati
यस्त्वग्नीनात्मसात्कृत्वा ब्रह्मार्पणपरो द्विजः / ज्ञेयः स कर्मसंन्यासी महायज्ञपरायणः
yastvagnīnātmasātkṛtvā brahmārpaṇaparo dvijaḥ / jñeyaḥ sa karmasaṃnyāsī mahāyajñaparāyaṇaḥ
Aquel dvija que ha interiorizado los fuegos sagrados y se consagra a ofrecerlo todo a Brahman—sábese que es un renunciante de la acción (karmasaṃnyāsin), enteramente entregado al Gran Sacrificio (mahāyajña).
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (Kurma Purana teaching context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By “internalizing the fires,” the verse points to the Atman as the true altar where worship culminates—outer rites are gathered into inward realization, and all acts are offered to Brahman.
It emphasizes inner yajña: drawing ritual discipline into meditation and self-offering—transforming action into worship by directing mind, breath, and intention toward Brahman (a key bridge to Pāśupata-style inner practice).
Though framed in Vaiṣṇava narration (Lord Kūrma), the teaching is non-sectarian: the highest worship is brahmārpaṇa (offering to the Absolute), aligning with the Purāṇa’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where the Supreme is approached through inner sacrifice.