Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
शक्तश्चेद् वारुणं विद्वान् प्राजापत्यं तथैव च / प्रक्षाल्य दन्तकाष्ठं वै भक्षयित्वा विधानतः
śaktaśced vāruṇaṃ vidvān prājāpatyaṃ tathaiva ca / prakṣālya dantakāṣṭhaṃ vai bhakṣayitvā vidhānataḥ
Nếu bậc học giả có đủ khả năng, hãy đúng nghi mà hành lễ Vāruṇa và cũng thực hiện phép sám hối Prājāpatya. Rồi rửa sạch que xỉa răng, và nhai/dùng theo đúng quy định.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions as transmitted in the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-metaphysics; it emphasizes śauca (purity) and prāyaścitta (expiation) as preparatory disciplines that support higher spiritual practice.
No specific meditation is described; the verse highlights yogic groundwork—discipline, bodily purity, and rule-based conduct—seen as supportive of mantra, japa, and later contemplative practices in the Purana.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects a shared dharma framework where purification and expiation are universal prerequisites for worship across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava observance.