Shloka 109
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
सायं चान्नस्य सिद्धस्य पत्न्यमन्त्रं बलिं हरेत् / भूतयज्ञस्त्वयं नित्यं सायं प्रातर्विधीयते
sāyaṃ cānnasya siddhasya patnyamantraṃ baliṃ haret / bhūtayajñastvayaṃ nityaṃ sāyaṃ prātarvidhīyate
સાંજે અન્ન સિદ્ધ થયા પછી, પત્નીના મંત્ર સાથે બલિ અર્પણ કરવી; આ ભૂતયજ્ઞ નિત્ય છે, સાંજ અને પ્રાતઃ બન્ને સમયે કરવો વિધેય છે.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing on gṛhastha-dharma
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames daily compassion and disciplined offering as dharmic purification; such nitya-karma supports inner clarity that culminates in Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It emphasizes karma-yoga through nitya duties: regulated morning-and-evening offerings (bhūta-yajña) that train mindfulness, restraint, and non-harm—ethical foundations that support higher yogic practice in the Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.
While not naming Shiva directly, the verse reflects the shared Purāṇic dharma framework upheld by both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions: disciplined household offerings and compassion to beings as a common path aligned with the one Supreme.