Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 10
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
अपाङ्क्त्यान्नं च सङ्घान्नं शस्त्राजीवस्य चैव हि / क्लीबसंन्यासिनोश्चान्नं मत्तोन्मत्तस्य चैव हि / भीतस्य रुदितस्यान्नमवक्रुष्टं परिक्षुतम्
apāṅktyānnaṃ ca saṅghānnaṃ śastrājīvasya caiva hi / klībasaṃnyāsinoścānnaṃ mattonmattasya caiva hi / bhītasya ruditasyānnamavakruṣṭaṃ parikṣutam
يُجتَنَبُ طعامُ من لا يَصلُحون للجلوس في صفّ الطعام، وطعامُ الجماعة الموزَّع على الحشد، وطعامُ من يعتاش بالسلاح؛ وطعامُ العنين وطعامُ السَّنْياسِن (الزاهد المتروّك)؛ وكذلك طعامُ السَّكران أو المجنون؛ وطعامُ الخائف أو الباكي—وكذلك الطعامُ الذي سُبَّ أو وُقِع عليه العُطاس—كلُّ ذلك يُتَجَنَّب.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and purity
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it supports dharmic purification by regulating āhāra (food), implying that clarity and steadiness of mind—useful for realizing the Self—depend on disciplined conduct.
No technique like dhyāna is taught here; instead it gives preparatory discipline (yama-like purity through careful food intake). In the Kūrma tradition, such śauca in āhāra is treated as supportive groundwork for later yoga and devotion.
The verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone and does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; however, its emphasis on purity and restraint aligns with the shared sādhanā-ethic found across both Śaiva (including Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava strands of the Purāṇa.