Shloka 113
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
हन्तकारमथाग्रं वा भिक्षां वा शक्तितो द्विजः / दद्यादतिथये नित्यं बुध्येत परमेश्वरम्
hantakāramathāgraṃ vā bhikṣāṃ vā śaktito dvijaḥ / dadyādatithaye nityaṃ budhyeta parameśvaram
Seorang dwija hendaklah, menurut kemampuannya, sentiasa memberi kepada tetamu sama ada makanan yang dimasak di rumah atau sedekah; dan ketika berbuat demikian, hendaklah ia menyedari Parameśvara, Tuhan Yang Maha Tinggi, hadir pada tetamu itu.
Sūta (narrating Vyāsa’s teaching to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches Īśvara-bhāvanā: the Supreme Lord is to be recognized as present in the guest, so service and giving become a direct spiritual practice of seeing the Divine in embodied beings.
The verse emphasizes inner recollection (budhyeta) while performing charity—an applied form of bhakti and smṛti that purifies the mind, forming an ethical base for higher yogic disciplines described elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
By using the inclusive term Parameśvara and stressing divine presence in the guest, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the Supreme is one, approached through dharma and devotion beyond rigid deity-separation.