Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 33
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
अथोपतिष्ठेदादित्यमुदयन्तं समाहितः / मन्त्रैस्तु विविधैः सौरेरृग्यजुः सामसंभवैः
athopatiṣṭhedādityamudayantaṃ samāhitaḥ / mantraistu vividhaiḥ saurerṛgyajuḥ sāmasaṃbhavaiḥ
பின்னர் மனத்தை ஒருமுகப்படுத்தி உதயமாகும் ஆதித்யன் முன் நின்று, ரிக்-யஜுர்-சாம வேதங்களில் தோன்றிய பல சௌர மந்திரங்களால் அவரை வழிபட வேண்டும்।
Narratorial/Instructional voice within the Purva-bhaga (dharma-vidhi passage)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By emphasizing samāhita (collected awareness) during worship, the verse points to inner steadiness as the basis for realizing the Self; the outer rite becomes effective when grounded in concentrated consciousness.
It highlights disciplined attention (samādhāna) at dawn and mantra-japa/recitation aligned with Vedic revelation—an integration of ritual upāsanā with yogic mental one-pointedness.
Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis by treating Vedic, deity-focused upāsanā (here, Sūrya) as a legitimate doorway to the one divine reality revered across Shaiva and Vaishnava frameworks.