Shloka 6
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
स्वाहाप्रणवसंयुक्तां प्राणायाद्याहुतिं ततः / अपानाय ततो हुत्वा व्यानाय तदनन्तरम्
svāhāpraṇavasaṃyuktāṃ prāṇāyādyāhutiṃ tataḥ / apānāya tato hutvā vyānāya tadanantaram
ನಂತರ ಓಂಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ‘ಸ್ವಾಹಾ’ಯುಕ್ತ ಮೊದಲ ಆಹುತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾಣನಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಬೇಕು; ಬಳಿಕ ಅಪಾನನಿಗೆ, ನಂತರ ವ್ಯಾನನಿಗೆ ಆಹುತಿ ನೀಡಬೇಕು।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages in ritual-yoga discipline
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By treating the vital winds (prāṇa, apāna, vyāna) as worthy of disciplined offering through Oṃ and svāhā, the verse implies that inner life-force is to be sanctified and aligned—an inward yajña pointing to the indwelling Self as the true altar and witness.
It highlights prāṇāyāma integrated with homa: sequentially “offering” attention and mantra to prāṇa, apāna, and vyāna. This reflects a Kurma Purana style of yoga where breath-regulation becomes an internal sacrifice (antar-yajña) supported by praṇava (Oṃ).
Though Vishnu as Lord Kūrma teaches, the method resonates with Śaiva-Pāśupata inner-sacrifice discipline—showing the Purana’s non-sectarian stance where yogic-yajña principles are shared across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams.