Shloka 8
Vānaprastha-Dharma: Forest Discipline, Vaikhānasa Austerities, and Śiva-Āśrama as the Liberative Refuge
चीरवासा भवेन्नित्यं स्नायात् त्रिषवणं शुचिः / सर्वभूतानुकम्पी स्यात् प्रतिग्रहविवर्जितः
cīravāsā bhavennityaṃ snāyāt triṣavaṇaṃ śuciḥ / sarvabhūtānukampī syāt pratigrahavivarjitaḥ
Qu’il porte toujours un vêtement simple, d’écorce ou de toile, qu’il se baigne pur aux trois jonctions du jour, qu’il soit compatissant envers tous les êtres et qu’il s’abstienne d’accepter des dons qui l’enchaînent.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages on dharma and yogic discipline
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches that purity, compassion, and non-attachment (including refusing binding gifts) are prerequisites for steady contemplation of the Self; ethical restraint stabilizes the mind for ātma-jñāna.
Foundational sādhana: triṣavaṇa-snāna (ritual and inner purification at dawn/noon/dusk), śauca, aparigraha-like non-acceptance (pratigraha-vivarjana), and universal compassion—core restraints that support Pāśupata-leaning yogic discipline in the Kūrma Purāṇa.
By presenting a shared ascetic-ethical code (śauca, tapas, compassion, non-attachment) that underlies both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva paths; the Purāṇa frames these virtues as universally dharmic rather than sectarian.