Shloka 7
Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta
Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman
प्रक्षाल्य पाणिपादौ च समाचम्य यथाविधि / आदित्ये दर्शयित्वान्नं भुञ्जीत प्राङ्मुखोत्तरः
prakṣālya pāṇipādau ca samācamya yathāvidhi / āditye darśayitvānnaṃ bhuñjīta prāṅmukhottaraḥ
చేతులు పాదాలు కడిగి విధివిధానంగా ఆచమనం చేసి, అన్నాన్ని ఆదిత్యదేవునికి నివేదించి, తూర్పు లేదా ఉత్తరముఖంగా కూర్చొని భుజించాలి।
Narrator (Purāṇic instruction in the dharma-teaching voice; traditionally framed by Sūta to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by prescribing purity, orientation, and offering, it trains the mind toward sattva and reverence, preparing the practitioner for Atman-knowledge through disciplined living rather than stating metaphysics explicitly.
Foundational niyamas: śauca (cleanliness), regulated conduct (vidhi), and devotional attention (offering to Āditya). Such disciplined āhāra supports steadiness of mind, a prerequisite for dhyāna and higher yoga in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching.
It does not mention Shiva-Vishnu explicitly; however, the practice of offering and purity reflects the Purana’s integrative dharma where devotion and disciplined action can be directed to divine forms (here Āditya) within a unified sacred order.