Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 87
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
अन्वारब्धेन सव्येन पाणिना दक्षिणेन तु / देवर्षोस्तर्पयेद् धीमानुदकाञ्जलिभिः पितन्
anvārabdhena savyena pāṇinā dakṣiṇena tu / devarṣostarpayed dhīmānudakāñjalibhiḥ pitan
بائیں ہاتھ کو سہارا بنا کر اور دائیں ہاتھ سے، دانا شخص ہتھیلیوں میں لیا ہوا پانی دے کر دیورشیوں اور پِتروں کو ترپن کے ذریعے مطمئن کرے۔
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma instructions as taught by earlier sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily procedural (tarpaṇa-vidhi), emphasizing dharma through offerings to ṛṣis and pitṛs; implicitly, it supports the Purāṇic view that inner purity and gratitude expressed through prescribed rites prepare the mind for higher self-knowledge.
No direct yogic technique is taught here; however, the disciplined, attentive performance of tarpaṇa (with correct hand-gesture and intention) functions as a dharmic purification practice that complements later Kurma Purana teachings on yoga and devotion.
The verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by upholding Vedic-style ritual duties (toward ṛṣis and pitṛs) as compatible with later theistic and yogic teachings found elsewhere in the text.