Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 5
Agnihotra, Seasonal Śrauta Duties, and the Authority of Śruti–Smṛti–Purāṇa
सावित्रान् शान्तिहोमांश्च कुर्यात् पर्वसु नित्यशः / पितॄंश्चैवाष्टकास्वर्चन् नित्यमन्वष्टकासु च
sāvitrān śāntihomāṃśca kuryāt parvasu nityaśaḥ / pitṝṃścaivāṣṭakāsvarcan nityamanvaṣṭakāsu ca
پَرو کے دنوں میں ہمیشہ ساوتری جپ اور شانتی ہوم کرے؛ اور اَشٹکا کے دنوں میں پِتروں کی پوجا کرے، اور اَنواشٹکا کے اَنوُشٹھان میں بھی نِتّیہ ایسا ہی کرے۔
Traditional narration voice (Purāṇic instruction within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-vidhi section; commonly framed as Vyāsa/Sūta conveying prescribed duties)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches that steadiness in nitya-karma (regular sacred discipline)—such as Sāvitrī-japa, śānti-homa, and Pitṛ offerings—purifies the mind (antaḥkaraṇa), which is the practical foundation for realizing the Self beyond ritual.
Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) recitation is the core meditative discipline implied; śānti-homa and parva observances support inner steadiness by removing obstacles, while Pitṛ-yajña aligns the practitioner with dharmic order—supporting later yogic concentration and devotion emphasized in the Kurma tradition.
It does so implicitly through shared dharma: the same śānti rites, homa discipline, and ancestral worship are upheld across Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis in the Kurma Purana, presenting a unified sacred order rather than sectarian separation.