Shloka 15
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
पाषण्डिनो विकर्मस्थान् वामाचारांस्तथैव च / पञ्चरात्रान् पाशुपतान् वाङ्मात्रेणापि नार्चयेत्
pāṣaṇḍino vikarmasthān vāmācārāṃstathaiva ca / pañcarātrān pāśupatān vāṅmātreṇāpi nārcayet
لا ينبغي إكرامُ أهلِ الأهواء والبدع—ولو بمجرد الكلام—ولا من استقرّوا على الأفعال المحرّمة ولا سالكي طريق اليسار؛ وكذلك في سياق العبادة المقرّرة هنا لا تُؤدَّى التبجيلات لأتباع البَنْچَرَاترا ولا للباشوباتا.
Narratorial/śāstric instruction within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching frame (traditionally conveyed in the Kurma Purana dialogue setting).
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes dharmic discernment (viveka) in worship—maintaining śāstric boundaries and avoiding endorsement of paths judged incompatible with the text’s prescribed discipline.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it functions as an ācāra-vidhi rule—cautioning that spiritual practice must be supported by right conduct and that one should not legitimize (even verbally) systems deemed deviant in this chapter’s framework.
It does not present a unity teaching explicitly; rather, it shows the Purana’s concern for regulated worship boundaries while naming both Vaiṣṇava (Pañcarātra) and Śaiva (Pāśupata) streams—indicating a polemical, context-specific restriction rather than a universal denial of either tradition.