Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 15
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
दुष्कृतं हि मनुष्यस्य सर्वमन्ने व्यवस्थितम् / यो यस्यान्नं समश्नाति स तस्याश्नानि किल्बिषम्
duṣkṛtaṃ hi manuṣyasya sarvamanne vyavasthitam / yo yasyānnaṃ samaśnāti sa tasyāśnāni kilbiṣam
Wahrlich, das ganze Fehlverhalten eines Menschen ist gleichsam in seiner Speise niedergelegt. Wer die Speise eines anderen isst, der nimmt auch dessen Sünde in sich auf.
A Purāṇic narrator/ācārya voice (instructional discourse on dharma within the Kurma Purana’s teaching context)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches that karmic impurity adheres to embodied life and its exchanges (like food), implying the Atman is distinct from such stains, while the person in worldly identification becomes affected through karma.
This supports yogic śauca (purity) and disciplined living: careful regulation of what and from whom one eats is presented as part of ethical restraint that stabilizes the mind for higher practice (a dharmic foundation aligned with Pashupata-style discipline).
Not explicitly; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s shared Shaiva–Vaishnava dharma framework where purity, right conduct, and karma-governed discipline are upheld as common ground for devotion and yoga.