Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 17
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
अग्निकार्यं ततः कुर्यात् सायं प्रातः प्रसन्नधीः / स्नात्वा संतर्पयेद् देवानृषीन् पितृगणांस्तथा
agnikāryaṃ tataḥ kuryāt sāyaṃ prātaḥ prasannadhīḥ / snātvā saṃtarpayed devānṛṣīn pitṛgaṇāṃstathā
Kemudian, dengan budi yang tenang dan ceria, hendaklah dilakukan upacara api pada waktu senja dan sekali lagi pada waktu pagi. Setelah mandi, hendaklah dipersembahkan tarpaṇa dengan tertib kepada para dewa, para ṛṣi, dan juga golongan leluhur.
Traditional narrator to the sages (Purāṇic instruction on varnashrama-dharma; framed within the Kurma Purana’s didactic discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that inner clarity (prasannadhī) is essential for dharma: purity of mind supports the inward turn toward the Self, even while performing outward Vedic duties.
The verse highlights preparatory discipline: calm-mindedness, ritual regularity (morning/evening), and purification (snāna) with tarpana—foundational supports for later yogic concentration and devotion emphasized in the Kurma Purana’s spiritual teaching.
Indirectly: by grounding spirituality in Vedic nitya-karma and inner serenity, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where sectarian devotion is harmonized through shared dharma and purification practices.