Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 51
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
पुनश्च जातकर्मादिसंकारैः संस्कृता द्विजाः / शुद्ध्येयुस्तद् व्रतं सम्यक् चरेयुर्धर्मवर्धनाः
punaśca jātakarmādisaṃkāraiḥ saṃskṛtā dvijāḥ / śuddhyeyustad vrataṃ samyak careyurdharmavardhanāḥ
Ferner sollen die Zweifachgeborenen—durch die Saṃskāras, beginnend mit dem Jātakarma und den übrigen, veredelt—sich reinigen; und als Mehrer des Dharma sollen sie jenes Gelübde ordnungsgemäß und in rechter Weise üben.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional voice within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it frames purification through saṃskāra and disciplined vrata as the preparatory dharma that supports higher spiritual realization taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
Rather than a specific meditation technique, it highlights the yogic foundation of śuddhi (purification) through saṃskāras and correctly observed vrata—ethical and ritual discipline that stabilizes the practitioner for later Yoga-shāstra and Pāśupata-oriented teachings.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where dharma, vows, and purification function as shared foundations for both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava spiritual paths.