Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 15
षट्कर्मैको भवत्येषां त्रिभिरन्यः प्रवर्तते / द्वाभ्यामेकश्चतुर्थस्तु ब्रह्मसत्रेण जीवति
ṣaṭkarmaiko bhavatyeṣāṃ tribhiranyaḥ pravartate / dvābhyāmekaścaturthastu brahmasatreṇa jīvati
Unter diesen Brahmanen lebt einer von allen sechs vorgeschriebenen Pflichten; ein anderer erhält sich durch drei; einer durch zwei; der vierte aber lebt davon, ein Brahma-satra zu leiten, eine lange vedische Opfer-Sitzung.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages on dharma (Varnashrama guidelines)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as disciplined action and livelihood-purity, which in the Kurma Purana is a preparatory ground for inner purification that supports knowledge of the Self (ātma-jñāna).
No direct meditation technique is taught here; the verse emphasizes karma-yoga in the form of regulated Brahmana duties and sacrificial discipline, which the text treats as foundational for higher yogic and jñāna practices.
Not explicitly; it reflects the Purana’s synthesis by presenting dharma and yajña as universally sanctioned disciplines upheld by the Supreme (Hari/Kurma) and compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava spiritual aims.