Shloka 68
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
ततो ऽभिमन्त्र्य तत् तीर्थमापो हिष्ठादिमन्त्रकैः / अन्तर्जलगतो मग्नो जपेत् त्रिरघमर्षणम्
tato 'bhimantrya tat tīrthamāpo hiṣṭhādimantrakaiḥ / antarjalagato magno japet triraghamarṣaṇam
பின்பு ‘ஆபோ ஹிஷ்டா’ முதலிய நீர்மந்திரங்களால் அந்த தீர்த்தத்தை அபிமந்திரணம் செய்ய வேண்டும். அதன் பின் நீருக்குள் முழுகி, முழுகிய நிலையிலே பாபநாசகமான அமர்ஷணத்தை மூன்று முறை ஜபிக்க வேண்டும்.
Narrator (Purāṇic instruction to the practitioner; traditionally transmitted by sages within the Kurma Purana’s tīrtha-dharma discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents purification (mantra + immersion + Aghamarṣaṇa) as a preparatory discipline that removes pāpa and mental impurity, making the mind fit to recognize the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s higher teachings.
A ritual-meditative practice: mantra-saṃskāra of the waters (ācamana-like sanctification), full immersion (a bodily austerity and sensory withdrawal), and japa of Aghamarṣaṇa (focused repetition), functioning as a śuddhi-krama that supports later dhyāna and Pāśupata-oriented sādhana.
By emphasizing Vedic mantra-purification as a shared orthodox foundation for Purāṇic practice: the Kurma Purana’s synthesis frames such śuddhi as universally valid—supporting both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva paths that culminate in devotion and liberating knowledge.