Shloka 20
Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation
पूजयित्वा तिलैः कृष्णैर्मधुना न विशेषतः / गन्धादिभिः समभ्यर्च्य वाचयेद् वा स्व्यं वदेत्
pūjayitvā tilaiḥ kṛṣṇairmadhunā na viśeṣataḥ / gandhādibhiḥ samabhyarcya vācayed vā svyaṃ vadet
കറുത്ത എള്ളുകൊണ്ടും—അതുപോലെ തേനും കൊണ്ടും, പ്രത്യേക ഭേദം വരുത്താതെ—പൂജ ചെയ്ത്, ഗന്ധാദി ദ്രവ്യങ്ങളാൽ യഥാവിധി അർച്ചന നടത്തണം; പിന്നെ ശാസ്ത്രം വായിപ്പിക്കുകയോ സ്വയം പാരായണം ചെയ്യുകയോ വേണം.
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s ritual instruction as taught in the tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It does so indirectly: by prescribing disciplined worship and scriptural recitation, it points to purification of mind (citta-śuddhi), a prerequisite for realizing the inner Self beyond ritual forms.
A practice-sequence is implied: external upacāras (til, honey, fragrance) followed by svādhyāya/pāṭha (recitation). In Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such karma-yoga supports inner steadiness that later matures into meditative absorption.
By emphasizing orthodox worship and recitation rather than sectarian markers, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: devotion and discipline are primary, and the same dharmic method can be offered to the one Supreme presented as Hari-Hara in different contexts.