Shloka 78
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
स्फाटिकेन्द्राक्षरुद्राक्षैः पुत्रजीवसमुद्भवः / कर्तव्या त्वक्षमाला स्यादुत्तरादुत्तमा स्मृता
sphāṭikendrākṣarudrākṣaiḥ putrajīvasamudbhavaḥ / kartavyā tvakṣamālā syāduttarāduttamā smṛtā
સ્ફટિક, ઇન્દ્રાક્ષ અને રુદ્રાક્ષના મણકાઓથી, તથા પુત્રજીવને મૂળ/મુખ્ય મણિ રાખીને અક્ષમાળા બનાવવી; તે ‘ઉત્તમથી પણ ઉત્તમ’ તરીકે સ્મૃત છે.
Narrator (Purāṇic instruction delivered within the teaching context; traditionally conveyed by Vyāsa/compilers as śāstra-vacana)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined japa supported by proper sādhana-tools; in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such focused repetition steadies the mind toward realization of the inner Self beyond fluctuations.
Mantra-japa aided by an akṣamālā. The verse specifies materials (sphāṭika, indrakṣa, rudrākṣa, and putrajīva) as conducive supports for regulated repetition—an auxiliary practice aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yogic concentration.
By normalizing rudrākṣa (Śiva-associated) as a valid and even superior aid within a Purāṇic framework that also upholds Vaiṣṇava devotion—reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in practice.