Shloka 109
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
सायं चान्नस्य सिद्धस्य पत्न्यमन्त्रं बलिं हरेत् / भूतयज्ञस्त्वयं नित्यं सायं प्रातर्विधीयते
sāyaṃ cānnasya siddhasya patnyamantraṃ baliṃ haret / bhūtayajñastvayaṃ nityaṃ sāyaṃ prātarvidhīyate
شام کے وقت جب کھانا پک چکے تو بیوی کے منتر کے ساتھ بَلی پیش کرے؛ یہ بھوت یَجْیَہ نِتّی ہے، جو شام اور صبح دونوں وقت ادا کیا جاتا ہے۔
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing on gṛhastha-dharma
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames daily compassion and disciplined offering as dharmic purification; such nitya-karma supports inner clarity that culminates in Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It emphasizes karma-yoga through nitya duties: regulated morning-and-evening offerings (bhūta-yajña) that train mindfulness, restraint, and non-harm—ethical foundations that support higher yogic practice in the Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.
While not naming Shiva directly, the verse reflects the shared Purāṇic dharma framework upheld by both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions: disciplined household offerings and compassion to beings as a common path aligned with the one Supreme.