Shloka 61
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
पूजयेदशनं नित्यमद्याच्चैतदकुत्सयन् / दृष्ट्वा हृष्येत् प्रसीदेच्च प्रतिनन्देच्च सर्वशः
pūjayedaśanaṃ nityamadyāccaitadakutsayan / dṛṣṭvā hṛṣyet prasīdecca pratinandecca sarvaśaḥ
Man soll die Speise täglich ehren und sie essen, ohne sie zu verachten. Beim Anblick soll man sich freuen, innerlich still werden und auf jede Weise Dank und Wertschätzung bekunden.
Traditional narration context (Kurma Purana dialogue frame); presented as a dharma-instruction within the chapter’s teaching
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by training reverence, contentment, and inner serenity, it supports sattva and mental clarity—conditions traditionally held to aid Atman-realization in Purana and Yoga ethics.
A practical discipline of ahāra-śuddhi and bhāva-śuddhi: eating with non-complaint, gladness, and composure. Such regulation of attitude toward food is treated as supportive of steadiness of mind (citta-prasāda), a foundation for Yoga.
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; it reflects the shared Purāṇic ethic emphasized in the Kurma tradition—purity, gratitude, and disciplined conduct—compatible with both Shaiva (Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaishnava devotional frameworks.