Shloka 70
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
द्रुपदादिव यो मन्त्रो यजुर्वेदे प्रतिष्ठितः / अन्तर्जले त्रिरावर्त्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
drupadādiva yo mantro yajurvede pratiṣṭhitaḥ / antarjale trirāvartya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
यजुर्वेदात प्रतिष्ठित ‘द्रुपदा…’ असा आरंभ असलेला तो मंत्र, पाण्यात निमग्न होऊन तीनदा जपल्यास सर्व पापांपासून मुक्त करतो.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, instructing on dharma and ritual purification)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification of the embodied person through mantra and discipline, which supports clarity (śuddhi) necessary for realizing the Self beyond sin and merit.
A ritual-yogic discipline: mantra-japa coordinated with snāna (immersion), prescribed as a purificatory practice—an outer aid that complements inner restraint and contemplation taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It presents a shared dharmic method rather than sectarian difference: Vedic mantra-purification is upheld as universally effective within the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava framework.