Shloka 43
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
तस्मात् सर्वप्रकारेण मद्यं नित्यं विवर्जयेत् / पीत्वा पतति कर्मभ्यस्त्वसंभाष्यो भवेद् द्विजः
tasmāt sarvaprakāreṇa madyaṃ nityaṃ vivarjayet / pītvā patati karmabhyastvasaṃbhāṣyo bhaved dvijaḥ
C’est pourquoi, de toute manière, il faut toujours s’abstenir de la boisson enivrante. L’ayant bue, le deux-fois-né déchoit de ses devoirs prescrits et devient indigne qu’on lui adresse la parole, mis à l’écart.
Sage (narratorial dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana discourse)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: by insisting on purity and self-control, it supports the yogic premise that clarity of mind and sattva are prerequisites for steady knowledge of the Self; intoxication causes a fall from dharma that obstructs inner realization.
This verse emphasizes yama/niyama-style discipline—especially abstinence (vairāgya) and purity (śauca). In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such restraint is treated as a foundation for higher practice (dhyāna, japa, and devotion) associated with Pāśupata-oriented conduct.
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; its dharma rule functions as a shared ethical ground across Shaiva and Vaishnava paths in the Kurma Purana, where disciplined conduct is presented as universally necessary for worship and yoga.