Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 10
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
द्रुपदां वा त्रिरावर्त्य सर्वपापप्रणाशनीम् / प्राणानां ग्रन्थिरसीत्यालभेद् हृदयं ततः
drupadāṃ vā trirāvartya sarvapāpapraṇāśanīm / prāṇānāṃ granthirasītyālabhed hṛdayaṃ tataḥ
അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സർവ്വപാപനാശിനിയായ ശുദ്ധിമന്ത്രം മൂന്നു പ്രാവശ്യം ആവർത്തിച്ച്, തുടർന്ന് “നീ പ്രാണങ്ങളുടെ ഗ്രന്ഥി ആകുന്നു” എന്നു ധ്യാനിച്ച് ഹൃദയം സ്പർശിക്കണം; പിന്നെ വിധി തുടരുക.
Sūta (narrating the teaching as received in the Kurma Purana’s ritual-yogic instruction)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
By directing attention to the heart as the locus where prāṇa is “knotted,” the verse points to inner concentration: purification through mantra leads the practitioner inward, toward the witnessing Self that transcends the movements of prāṇa.
It combines mantra-japa (threefold repetition for purification) with hṛdaya-dhāraṇā (placing awareness/hand on the heart) and a contemplative bhāvanā: recognizing the prāṇa-granthi and steadying it—an inner prerequisite aligned with Pāśupata-leaning discipline.
The verse emphasizes shared yogic-ritual technology—mantra purification and heart-centered contemplation—typical of the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where Shaiva (Pāśupata) practice-idioms and Vaishnava puranic authority coexist without contradiction.