Shloka 36
Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions
छायाकूपनदीगोष्ठचैत्याम्भः पथि भस्मसु / अग्नौ चैव श्मशाने च विण्मूत्रे न समाचरेत्
chāyākūpanadīgoṣṭhacaityāmbhaḥ pathi bhasmasu / agnau caiva śmaśāne ca viṇmūtre na samācaret
لا ينبغي قضاء الحاجة في الظل، ولا في الآبار والأنهار وحظائر البقر، ولا قرب المزارات المقدّسة ومياهها؛ ولا في الطرق، ولا على الرماد، ولا في النار، ولا في مواضع الحرق، ولا في الأماكن الملوّثة بالغائط والبول.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions as taught in the Purāṇic dialogue)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames bodily discipline (śauca and restraint) as a foundation for inner clarity, which supports Self-knowledge; purity of conduct is treated as a prerequisite for higher realization rather than the realization itself.
It emphasizes preparatory discipline—cleanliness, restraint, and respect for sacred spaces—which in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga continuum functions as the ethical and hygienic groundwork before mantra, worship, and deeper yogic practice.
Not explicitly; however, the shared dharma of purity and reverence for caityas (sacred sites) reflects the Purana’s integrative stance where Shaiva and Vaishnava worship alike rest on common standards of śauca and sacred-space etiquette.