Shloka 31
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन संध्योपासनमाचरेत् / उपासितो भवेत् तेन देवो योगतनुः परः
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena saṃdhyopāsanamācaret / upāsito bhavet tena devo yogatanuḥ paraḥ
म्हणून सर्व प्रयत्नांनी संध्योपासना करावी; त्या आचरणाने योगस्वरूप परम देव खरोखर उपासित होतो।
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages/seekers in a Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis framework
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord as “yoga-tanuḥ”—the transcendent reality approached through disciplined Yoga; worship is not merely external but realized through yogic practice aligned with daily sacred duty (nitya-karma).
Sandhyā-upāsanā is emphasized as a foundational daily discipline—regular twilight prayer with mantra, mental recollection, and inner steadiness—treated as a yogic act that directly constitutes worship of the Supreme.
By defining the Supreme Deity as “yoga embodied,” the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the one Supreme (Iśvara) is worshipped through yogic discipline, a teaching compatible with both Shaiva (Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaishnava devotion.