Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
उत्सादनं वै गात्राणां स्नापनोच्छिष्टभोजने / न कुर्याद् गुरुपुत्रस्य पादयोः शौचमेव च
utsādanaṃ vai gātrāṇāṃ snāpanocchiṣṭabhojane / na kuryād guruputrasya pādayoḥ śaucameva ca
لا ينبغي للمرء أن يقوم لابن الغورو بتدليك الجسد، أو تغسيله، أو أكل بقايا طعامه، ولا حتى غسل قدميه؛ فمثل هذه الخدمة إنما تُؤدَّى للغورو نفسه لا لابنه.
A narrator/teacher-voice presenting dharma-instructions (Kurma Purana’s dharma discourse tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It does not teach Atman directly; it frames dharma as disciplined conduct (ācāra) that purifies the practitioner, a prerequisite for higher knowledge and yoga emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No specific meditation is described; the verse supports yogic life through restraint and proper social-dharma boundaries—ethical discipline that stabilizes the mind for later sādhanā.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; it belongs to the Purana’s dharma layer, which complements the text’s later syntheses by grounding spiritual pursuit in correct conduct.