Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 12
Agnihotra, Seasonal Śrauta Duties, and the Authority of Śruti–Smṛti–Purāṇa
यश्चाधायाग्निमालस्यान्न यष्टुं देवमिच्छति / सो ऽसौ मूढो न संभाष्यः किं पुनर्नास्तिको जनः
yaścādhāyāgnimālasyānna yaṣṭuṃ devamicchati / so 'sau mūḍho na saṃbhāṣyaḥ kiṃ punarnāstiko janaḥ
യാഗാഗ്നികൾ സ്ഥാപിച്ചിട്ടും ആലസ്യവശാൽ യാഗത്തിലൂടെ ദേവനെ ആരാധിക്കുവാൻ ഇച്ഛിക്കാത്തവൻ മോഹിതൻ; അവനോട് സംസാരിക്കാനും യോഗ്യമല്ല—നാസ്തികനെക്കുറിച്ച് പിന്നെ എന്ത് പറയണം.
Traditional narration voice (Purāṇic narrator instructing on dharma; commonly framed through the sages’ discourse in the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses that dharma begins with sincere discipline and reverence toward the Divine; neglect born of tamas (laziness) obstructs the inner purification that supports realization of the Self.
No specific meditation is taught here; the verse highlights foundational discipline (niyama-like duty): sustaining sacred fires and performing yajña as a purifying, sattva-increasing practice that supports higher yoga and devotion.
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; it emphasizes worship of 'Deva' through yajña, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where devotion and ritual can be directed to the one Supreme Lord revered in Shaiva–Vaishnava forms.