Shloka 43
Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions
अनपत्यः कूटसाक्षी याचको रङ्गजीवकः / समुद्रयायी कृतहा तथा समयभेदकः
anapatyaḥ kūṭasākṣī yācako raṅgajīvakaḥ / samudrayāyī kṛtahā tathā samayabhedakaḥ
One who remains without offspring; one who gives false testimony; a beggar-by-profession; one who lives by acting on the stage; a seafarer; a contract-slayer (killer for hire); and one who breaks agreed conventions or compacts—these are counted among blameworthy ways of life.
Sūta (narrator) relating the Purāṇic teaching on dharma and adharma as taught by the tradition
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it frames the ethical ground (dharma/adharma) that purifies conduct, which the Kurma Purana treats as a prerequisite for higher knowledge and yoga-oriented realization.
No specific meditation is taught here; instead it lists blameworthy livelihoods and breaches of truth/contract, implying that yama-like restraints (truthfulness, non-harming, integrity) are foundational for any Kurma Purana yoga path, including later Pāśupata-oriented discipline.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it contributes to the shared dharma-ethic upheld across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis in the Kurma Purana, where moral restraint supports devotion and liberating knowledge.