Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 10
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
द्रुपदां वा त्रिरावर्त्य सर्वपापप्रणाशनीम् / प्राणानां ग्रन्थिरसीत्यालभेद् हृदयं ततः
drupadāṃ vā trirāvartya sarvapāpapraṇāśanīm / prāṇānāṃ granthirasītyālabhed hṛdayaṃ tataḥ
သို့မဟုတ် အပြစ်အားလုံးကို ဖျက်ဆီးနိုင်သော သန့်စင်မန်တရားကို သုံးကြိမ် ရွတ်ဆိုပြီးနောက်၊ «သင်သည် အသက်ရှုသက်၏ ချည်ကွင်းဖြစ်သည်» ဟု စိတ်တည်ငြိမ်စွာ အာရုံပြုကာ နှလုံးကို ထိပြီး ထို့နောက် အခမ်းအနားကို ဆက်လုပ်ရမည်။
Sūta (narrating the teaching as received in the Kurma Purana’s ritual-yogic instruction)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
By directing attention to the heart as the locus where prāṇa is “knotted,” the verse points to inner concentration: purification through mantra leads the practitioner inward, toward the witnessing Self that transcends the movements of prāṇa.
It combines mantra-japa (threefold repetition for purification) with hṛdaya-dhāraṇā (placing awareness/hand on the heart) and a contemplative bhāvanā: recognizing the prāṇa-granthi and steadying it—an inner prerequisite aligned with Pāśupata-leaning discipline.
The verse emphasizes shared yogic-ritual technology—mantra purification and heart-centered contemplation—typical of the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where Shaiva (Pāśupata) practice-idioms and Vaishnava puranic authority coexist without contradiction.