Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 74
Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation
यस्तु याचनको नित्यं न स स्वर्गस्य भाजनम् / उद्वेजयति भूतानि यथा चौरस्तथैव सः
yastu yācanako nityaṃ na sa svargasya bhājanam / udvejayati bhūtāni yathā caurastathaiva saḥ
وأما من كان متسوّلًا على الدوام فليس أهلًا لنيل السماء؛ لأنه يزعج الكائنات الحيّة كما يزعجها اللصّ، فهو كذلك حقًّا.
Traditional narration within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings (didactic voice attributed to the Purana’s instructive discourse, ultimately grounded in Lord Kurma’s authority).
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes ethical restraint and non-harming (ahiṃsā in spirit) as prerequisites for higher states; purity of conduct supports the inward discipline by which one turns toward Atman-realization.
No specific technique is named, but it supports Yoga-shastra foundations: self-control, non-injury, and minimizing disturbance to others—ethical disciplines that stabilize the mind for dhyāna and sādhana.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it reflects the Purana’s shared dharmic ground used across Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis—right conduct and non-harm as universal spiritual prerequisites.