Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 54
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
जपेदध्यापयेच्छिष्यान् धारयेच्च विचारयेत् / अवेक्षेत च शास्त्राणि धर्मादीनि द्विजोत्तमः / वैदिकांश्चैव निगमान् वेदाङ्गानि वेशिषतः
japedadhyāpayecchiṣyān dhārayecca vicārayet / avekṣeta ca śāstrāṇi dharmādīni dvijottamaḥ / vaidikāṃścaiva nigamān vedāṅgāni veśiṣataḥ
Ang pinakamainam sa mga dalawang-ulit na isinilang ay dapat magsagawa ng banal na pagbigkas (japa), magturo sa mga alagad, mag-ingat sa alaala ng mga aral at pagnilayan ang mga ito. Dapat din niyang siyasatin ang mga śāstra—lalo na ang tungkol sa Dharma—at higit sa lahat ang mga Vedic Nigama at ang mga Vedāṅga.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages on dharma and scriptural discipline
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Indirectly: it frames realization as grounded in disciplined svādhyāya—japa, memorization, and vicāra of Dharma and Vedic sources—so right knowledge supporting Self-understanding arises from sustained scriptural reflection.
Japa (sacred repetition) is explicit, and it is paired with svādhyāya (study), adhyāpana (teaching), dhāraṇā in the sense of retention, and vicāra (inquiry). In the Kurma Purana’s integrated path, these support inner purification and steadiness needed for higher yoga.
By emphasizing shared śāstric foundations—Dharma, Veda, and disciplined inquiry—rather than sectarian separation. The Kurma Purana often presents liberation-oriented practice as a unified tradition where Shaiva and Vaishnava aims converge through Vedic authority and yogic discipline.