Shloka 39
Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions
तुषाङ्गारकपालेषु राजमार्गे तथैव च / न क्षेत्रे न विले वापि न तीर्थे न चतुष्पथे
tuṣāṅgārakapāleṣu rājamārge tathaiva ca / na kṣetre na vile vāpi na tīrthe na catuṣpathe
لا يُقضى الغائط والبول على أكوام التبن، ولا على الرماد، ولا على شظايا الفخار، ولا في الطريق الملكي؛ وكذلك لا في الحقول المزروعة، ولا في الجحور أو الثقوب، ولا عند التيرثا (المعبر المقدّس)، ولا عند مفترق الطرق.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-vidhi taught in the Purāṇa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it teaches śauca (purity) and respectful conduct, which in the Kurma Purana functions as an external discipline supporting inner steadiness needed for worship and yoga.
No specific yogic technique is named; the emphasis is on preparatory discipline—cleanliness and avoiding disrespectful places—considered supportive (aṅga) to mantra-japa, pūjā, and later Pāśupata-oriented spiritual practice in the text.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it presents shared dharma norms upheld across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava practice, where reverence for tīrthas and public spaces is part of devotion to the one Supreme honored in multiple forms.