Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 52
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
दैवतानि नमस्कुर्याद् देयसारान्निवेदयेत् / दद्यात् पुष्पादिकं तेषां वृद्धांश्चैवाभिवादयेत्
daivatāni namaskuryād deyasārānnivedayet / dadyāt puṣpādikaṃ teṣāṃ vṛddhāṃścaivābhivādayet
諸神に礼拝し、供えるにふさわしい最上のものを捧げ、花などを供養し、また年長者にも同様に敬意をもって挨拶し礼を尽くすべきである。
Vyasa (narratorial instruction within a dharma-upadeśa section)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames outer discipline—reverence, right offering, and humility—as preparatory dharma that steadies the mind, which later supports contemplation of the inner Self taught in the Purana’s higher teachings.
It emphasizes ācāra (right conduct) as a limb of spiritual practice: worship with offerings (pūjā/naivedya) and respectful humility toward elders, which purifies intention and supports one-pointedness used in Yoga and Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.
By instructing reverence to “deities” broadly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach—devotional duty is not sectarian but harmonizes worship across divine forms, consistent with its Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.