Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 5
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
प्रातः स्नानेन पूयन्ते ये ऽपि पापकृतो जनाः / तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन प्रातः स्नानं समाचरेत्
prātaḥ snānena pūyante ye 'pi pāpakṛto janāḥ / tasmāt sarvaprayatnena prātaḥ snānaṃ samācaret
Ngay cả những người đã tạo tội cũng được thanh tịnh nhờ tắm vào buổi sớm. Vì vậy, với mọi nỗ lực, hãy thường xuyên thực hành việc tắm buổi sáng.
Traditional narrator (Purāṇic teaching voice) prescribing dharma; presented as an injunction within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches that purification begins with disciplined conduct (ācāra). Such outer purity supports inner clarity (sattva) that is conducive to realizing the Self, though the verse itself focuses on ritual-ethical purification rather than explicit ātma-vicāra.
It highlights preparatory discipline (śauca) through prātaḥ-snāna. In Purāṇic Yoga frameworks aligned with Pāśupata and broader Yoga-śāstra, cleanliness and regulated daily routine serve as supportive limbs that steady the body-mind for japa, dhyāna, and worship.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, the teaching fits the Kurma Purana’s synthesizing ethos where shared dharmic disciplines—like purity and daily observances—are upheld across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava modes of worship.