Shloka 27
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
ध्यात्वार्ऽकमण्डलगतां सावित्रीं वै जपन् बुधः / प्राङ्मुखः सततं विप्रः संध्योपासनमाचरेत्
dhyātvār'kamaṇḍalagatāṃ sāvitrīṃ vai japan budhaḥ / prāṅmukhaḥ satataṃ vipraḥ saṃdhyopāsanamācaret
เมื่อเพ่งภาวนา “สาวิตรี” ผู้สถิตในดวงอาทิตย์ แล้วสวดญปะอยู่เสมอ พราหมณ์ผู้รู้พึงหันหน้าไปทางทิศตะวันออกและประกอบสันธยาอุปาสนา
Narratorial instruction within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching section (traditional puranic voice, commonly mediated by Vyasa/Suta style narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By placing Sāvitrī within the solar orb as an object of contemplation, the verse points to an upāsanā-method: the mind is gathered into a luminous, ordered symbol (Sūrya) so inner awareness becomes steady—an aid for realizing the indwelling Self rather than a mere external ritual.
It prescribes dhyāna (meditation) on Sāvitrī in the Sun and japa (repetition) as the core of sandhyā-upāsanā, performed with disciplined orientation (facing east) and regularity—supporting purity of mind (citta-śuddhi) that undergirds later yogic attainment.
This specific verse is primarily a dharma instruction on Sandhyā and Sāvitrī-japa; it does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity, but it fits the Purana’s broader synthesis where disciplined nitya-karma and upāsanā are shared foundations for devotion and yoga across Shaiva and Vaishnava paths.