Shloka 10
Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta
Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman
प्राग्रात्रे पररात्रे च मध्यरात्रे तथैव च / संध्यास्वह्नि विशेषेण चिन्तयेन्नित्यमीश्वरम्
prāgrātre pararātre ca madhyarātre tathaiva ca / saṃdhyāsvahni viśeṣeṇa cintayennityamīśvaram
प्राग्रात्रे पररात्रे च मध्यरात्रे तथैव च । संध्यास्वह्नि विशेषेण चिन्तयेन्नित्यमीश्वरम् ॥
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on daily discipline of Īśvara-smṛti
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
By prescribing uninterrupted contemplation of Īśvara across the day-night cycle, the verse implies that the Supreme Reality is not confined to a single ritual moment; steady recollection is a means to abide in the inner Self that is approached through Īśvara.
It emphasizes nitya-dhyāna (daily, continual meditation) and sandhyā-upāsanā (twilight worship) as disciplined time-anchors—early night, late night, midnight, and especially the sandhyās—aligning the practitioner’s mind with Īśvara in a Puranic Yoga framework.
It centers practice on the single principle of Īśvara, a term the Kurma Purana often uses in a synthesizing way—supporting a non-sectarian approach where devotion and meditation culminate in one Supreme Lord beyond narrow distinctions.