Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29
Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
ऋषय ऊचुः व्यभिचाररता नार्यः संत्याज्याः पतिनेरिताः / अस्माभिरेषा सुभगा तादृशी त्यागमर्हति
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ vyabhicāraratā nāryaḥ saṃtyājyāḥ patineritāḥ / asmābhireṣā subhagā tādṛśī tyāgamarhati
The sages said: “Women who delight in adultery should be abandoned, as enjoined for husbands. In our view, this fortunate woman too—being of that kind—deserves to be cast off.”
The sages (Ṛṣis)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman metaphysics; it frames dharma at the social-ethical level, implying that moral restraint is a prerequisite for higher spiritual disciplines taught elsewhere in the Purāṇa.
No explicit yoga technique is stated, but the verse supports yama-niyama style discipline (ethical restraint) that undergirds Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā and the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program.
It does not address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity directly; it contributes to the shared dharmic foundation that both Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings in the Kurma Purana presuppose.