Shloka 25
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
नाश्नीयात् पयसा तक्रं न बीजान्युपजीवयेत् / क्रियादुष्टं भावदुष्टमसत्संसर्गि वर्जयेत्
nāśnīyāt payasā takraṃ na bījānyupajīvayet / kriyāduṣṭaṃ bhāvaduṣṭamasatsaṃsargi varjayet
Man soll keine Buttermilch (takkra) zusammen mit Milch zu sich nehmen und seinen Lebensunterhalt nicht durch Handel mit Samen bestreiten. Meide den, dessen Handeln verdorben ist, dessen Gesinnung verdorben ist, und jeden, der Umgang mit den Bösen pflegt.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional dharma-teaching within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: by prescribing purity in food, livelihood, and company, the verse supports inner clarity (śuddhi) that makes Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) stable; ethical restraint is treated as a prerequisite for higher realization in the Purāṇic yoga-dharma framework.
It emphasizes yogic foundations rather than a technique: āhāra-niyama (discipline in diet), śīla (ethical conduct), and satsanga (keeping elevating company). In Kurma Purana’s spiritual guidelines, such restraints protect the mind from rajas/tamas and prepare one for mantra, dhyāna, and devotion.
Not explicitly; however, its dharma-ethics are consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: purity, restraint, and avoidance of asat-saṅga are shared prerequisites for devotion to Hari (Kurma/Vishnu) and for Shaiva/Pāśupata-oriented yoga disciplines.