Shloka 24

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

ओङ्कारव्याहृतियुतां गायत्रीं वेदमातरम् / जप्त्वा जलाञ्जलिं दद्याद् भास्करं प्रति तन्मनाः

Transliteration

oṅkāravyāhṛtiyutāṃ gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram / japtvā jalāñjaliṃ dadyād bhāskaraṃ prati tanmanāḥ

Translation

Setelah melafalkan Gāyatrī, Ibu para Veda, yang disertai Oṁ dan vyāhṛti, hendaknya ia mempersembahkan añjali air kepada Bhāskara (Surya) dengan pikiran terpusat pada-Nya.

Word by Word

• oṅkāra-vyāhṛti-yutām: endowed with oṃ and the vyāhṛtis
• oṅkāra-vyāhṛti-yutām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: oṅkāra+vyāhṛti+yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः ‘ओङ्कार-व्याहृतिभिः युता’ (endowed with oṃ and vyāhṛtis)

• gāyatrīm: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• gāyatrīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• veda-mātaram: mother of the Vedas
• veda-mātaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda+mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदानां माता)

• japtvā: having recited
• japtvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• jala-añjalim: a handful of water (water-offering)
• jala-añjalim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala+añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य अञ्जलिः)

• dadyāt: should offer/give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• bhāskaram: to the Sun
• bhāskaram: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• prati: towards
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition-like), ‘towards’

• tat-manāḥ: with mind intent (on him)
• tat-manāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad+manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः ‘तस्मिन् मनः यस्य’ (whose mind is fixed on that)

Speaker

Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the proper observance of Sandhya-vandana and daily dharma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Om (Oṅkāra)
• Vyāhṛtis
• Gāyatrī
• Veda-mātā (Mother of the Vedas)
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By prescribing focused japa and a mindful offering, the verse implies that inner concentration (tanmanāḥ) is essential—ritual becomes a means to steady awareness toward the indwelling Divine reality reflected through Sūrya as a visible support for contemplation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-yoga through Gāyatrī-japa (with Oṁ and vyāhṛtis) and dhyāna-like one-pointedness (tanmanāḥ), integrating external arghya (water-offering) with internal mental fixation—typical of Kurma Purana’s disciplined nitya-karma leading toward yogic steadiness.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Though not naming Śiva directly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis: devotion and disciplined practice are offered to a divine manifestation (Bhāskara) while being taught by Viṣṇu as Kūrma—showing that proper yoga-dharma is honored across deity-forms within a unified sacred framework.