Shloka 10
Gṛhastha Livelihood, Āpad-dharma, and Sacrificial Stewardship of Wealth
शिलोञ्छं वाप्याददीत गृहस्थः साधकः पुनः / विद्याशिल्पादयस्त्वन्ये बहवो वृत्तिहेतवः
śiloñchaṃ vāpyādadīta gṛhasthaḥ sādhakaḥ punaḥ / vidyāśilpādayastvanye bahavo vṛttihetavaḥ
Le maître de maison, s’il est discipliné, peut aussi adopter le mode de subsistance appelé śiloñcha, en glanant ce qui reste dans les champs. En outre, l’étude, les métiers et d’autres activités semblables sont nombreux, chacun étant un moyen de subsistance.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional discourse on dharma; commonly framed as the teaching voice within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue setting)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it supports the broader Purāṇic view that spiritual striving (sādhana) can be sustained even within household life through dharmic, non-exploitative livelihood.
No specific yogic technique is taught here; the emphasis is on preparatory discipline—right livelihood (vṛtti) for a sādhaka-gṛhastha—so that daily life remains compatible with later practices of devotion, austerity, and yoga taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative ethos where dharma-based living supports devotion and yoga regardless of whether one approaches the Supreme through Śaiva or Vaiṣṇava forms.