Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 82
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
आचम्य प्रयतो नित्यं जपेदशुचिदर्शने / सौरान् मन्त्रान् शक्तितो वै पावमानीस्तु कामतः
ācamya prayato nityaṃ japedaśucidarśane / saurān mantrān śaktito vai pāvamānīstu kāmataḥ
Sau khi làm ācamana và giữ mình nghiêm cẩn, khi gặp điều bất tịnh, hãy thường xuyên trì tụng japa. Tùy sức mình, nên tụng các thần chú Saura (kính Thần Mặt Trời); và tùy ý, cũng có thể tụng các kệ Pāvamānī để tẩy tịnh.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in a dharma-teaching dialogue
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes shauca (purity) and mantra-japa as supports for inner clarity, which in the Kurma Purana’s spiritual framework helps the practitioner become fit to recognize the Self beyond external impurity.
Mantra-yoga through japa is highlighted, preceded by ācamana and self-restraint (prayata). The verse prescribes purificatory recitation—Saura mantras and Pāvamānī verses—as practical disciplines to restore ritual and mental purity after contact with impurity.
Though not explicit here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected in its pragmatic dharma: purificatory mantra-practice is upheld as universally effective, aligning Vaishnava (Kurma’s instruction) with broader Shaiva-Vedic ritual disciplines used across traditions.