Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 17
Saṃnyāsa-dharma — Qualifications, Threefold Renunciation, and the Conduct of the Yati
रागद्वेषविमुक्तात्मा समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः / प्राणिहंसानिवृत्तश्च मौनी स्यात् सर्वनिस्पृहः
rāgadveṣavimuktātmā samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ / prāṇihaṃsānivṛttaśca maunī syāt sarvanispṛhaḥ
من تحرّر قلبه من التعلّق والنفور، ورأى كتلة التراب والحجر والذهب سواءً؛ وكفّ عن إيذاء الكائنات الحيّة؛ وثبت في الصمت وضبط اللسان—فذلك يصير عديم الرغبة على الإطلاق.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages/Indradyumna in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis of Yoga and renunciation
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It describes the liberated inner state: the ātman is steady and free from rāga-dveṣa, expressing itself as equanimity toward pleasure-objects (even gold) and as desirelessness (nispṛhatā).
It highlights core yogic restraints aligned with Pāśupata-leaning discipline: vairāgya (freedom from attachment/aversion), ahiṃsā (non-harming), and mauna (silence/regulated speech) as supports for inner absorption and liberation.
Though spoken in a Vaiṣṇava voice (Kūrma), the virtues taught—ahiṃsā, mauna, and equanimity—are shared yogic ideals central to Śaiva Pāśupata and Vaiṣṇava mokṣa paths, reflecting the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis.