Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 69
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
त्रिपदां वाथ सावित्रीं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् / आवर्तयेद् वा प्रणवं देवं वा संस्मरेद्धरिम्
tripadāṃ vātha sāvitrīṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam / āvartayed vā praṇavaṃ devaṃ vā saṃsmareddharim
သို့မဟုတ် သုံးပဒ စာဝိတြီ—«tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam» ဟူသော ဗိṣṇု၏ အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံး အနေအထားကို ရွတ်ဖတ်ရမည်။ သို့မဟုတ် ပရဏဝ «အိုမ်» ကို ထပ်ထပ် ဂျပ်ကာ၊ သို့မဟုတ် ဘုရားသခင်ကို သတိရ၍ ဟရိကို စိတ်တွင် အာရုံပြုရမည်။
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the seeker (as part of the Purana’s sadhana discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It points to the Supreme as realizable through inner recollection: the ‘supreme padam of Viṣṇu’ is approached by mantra-recitation and sustained remembrance, implying that the highest reality is accessed by inwardly stabilized consciousness rather than external ritual alone.
Mantra-yoga through japa of the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) or Praṇava (Oṁ), together with dhyāna/smṛti—continuous contemplation and remembrance of Hari—as a direct sādhanā for mental purification and one-pointedness.
Though naming Hari/Viṣṇu, the verse models a Purāṇic synthesis: the highest goal is reached by yogic means (japa–dhyāna) shared across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions, presenting the Supreme as approachable through universally recognized mantras and contemplative discipline.