Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 6
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
प्रातः स्नानं प्रशंसन्ति दृष्टादृष्टकरं शुभम् / ऋषीणामृषिता नित्यं प्रातः स्नानान्न संशयः
prātaḥ snānaṃ praśaṃsanti dṛṣṭādṛṣṭakaraṃ śubham / ṛṣīṇāmṛṣitā nityaṃ prātaḥ snānānna saṃśayaḥ
ಅವರು ಪ್ರಾತಃಸ್ನಾನವನ್ನು ಶುಭವೆಂದು, ದೃಷ್ಟ-ಅದೃಷ್ಟ ಫಲ ನೀಡುವುದೆಂದು ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಋಷಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಇದು ನಿತ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾದ ಆಚರಣೆ; ಪ್ರಾತಃಸ್ನಾನದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ।
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa-style narration) presenting dharma-teaching on daily observances
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames śauca (purificatory discipline) as producing both visible and invisible fruits, preparing the practitioner for inner clarity that supports Atman-realization taught elsewhere in the Purana.
Prātaḥ-snāna is presented as a foundational niyama-like discipline (śauca) that supports mantra-japa, pūjā, and meditative steadiness—key supports for Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā in the Kurma Purana.
By emphasizing shared dharmic discipline rather than sectarian difference: the morning bath is a universal purificatory practice supporting devotion and yoga in both Shaiva and Vaishnava streams within the Kurma Purana.