Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 66
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
द्रुपदां वा त्रिरभ्यस्येद् व्याहृतिप्रणवान्विताम् / सावित्रीं वा जपेद् विद्वान् तथा चैवाघमर्षणम्
drupadāṃ vā trirabhyasyed vyāhṛtipraṇavānvitām / sāvitrīṃ vā japed vidvān tathā caivāghamarṣaṇam
Ou então, recite-se três vezes o hino Gāyatrī de três pés, acompanhado das vyāhṛti “bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ” e do Praṇava “Oṁ”. Ou o sábio faça japa da Sāvitrī (mantra Gāyatrī) e, do mesmo modo, do Aghamarṣaṇa, o hino que apaga o pecado.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, traditionally Sūta reporting the teaching of sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents mantra-japa as a purifying discipline that steadies buddhi and removes pāpa-obstructions, preparing the practitioner for Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purāṇa.
Mantra-yoga through regulated japa/recitation—Gāyatrī with vyāhṛtis and Oṁ, and the Aghamarṣaṇa—used as prāyaścitta and as a daily sādhana for inner purification and concentration.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it emphasizes shared Vedic foundations (Oṁ, vyāhṛtis, Gāyatrī) that both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions in the Kurma Purāṇa accept as common purificatory and yogic practice.