Shloka 9
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
अमृतापिधानमसीत्युपरिष्टादपः पिबेत् / आचान्तः पुनराचामेदायं गौरिति मन्त्रतः
amṛtāpidhānamasītyupariṣṭādapaḥ pibet / ācāntaḥ punarācāmedāyaṃ gauriti mantrataḥ
Tụng rằng: “Ngươi là sự che phủ của cam lộ bất tử,” rồi hãy nhấp nước từ phía trên theo nghi thức. Sau khi đã ācamana, lại thực hiện ācamana lần nữa với thần chú: “Đây là con bò,” đúng theo phép.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-vidhi as received from the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purity and immortality-symbolism (“amṛta”) as a ritual orientation—preparing the practitioner’s body-mind for higher knowledge, where the Atman is approached through disciplined purification.
This is a preparatory discipline (śauca) rather than a meditation technique: mantra-guided ācamana trains attentiveness, ritual precision, and inner cleanliness—foundational for later Yoga-sādhana and Pāśupata-oriented observances.
Not by explicit theology here, but by shared dharma-practice: the same purificatory rite and mantra-discipline undergird both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava sādhana in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis.