Shloka 11
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
ब्रह्मद्विषः पापरुचेः श्राद्धान्नं सूतकस्य च / वृथापाकस्य चैवान्नं शावान्नं श्वशुरस्य च
brahmadviṣaḥ pāparuceḥ śrāddhānnaṃ sūtakasya ca / vṛthāpākasya caivānnaṃ śāvānnaṃ śvaśurasya ca
વેદ-બ્રહ્મનો દ્વેષ કરનારનું, પાપમાં રુચિ ધરાવનારનું, શ્રાદ્ધ માટે રાંધેલું અન્ન, સૂતક (જન્માશૌચ) વાળાનું અન્ન; યોગ્ય હેતુ/વિધિ વિના રાંધેલું વૃતાપાક અન્ન, શાવાશૌચવાળા ઘરની ભોજનવસ્તુ, તેમજ શ્વશુરનું અન્ન—આ બધું વર્જ્ય છે।
Traditional framing: instruction given in the Purāṇic narrative voice (sūta/ṛṣi tradition) as dharma-śāstric guidance within the Kurma Purana’s discourse
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses āhāra-śuddhi (purity of intake) as a support for sattva and mental clarity, which are prerequisites for steady contemplation of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No technique is described directly; the verse supplies the ethical-ritual foundation—purity disciplines around food and contact with aśauca—that traditionally support mantra-japa, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-style observances by stabilizing mind and conduct.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; it reflects the shared dharma framework honored across Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis in the Kurma Purana, where purity, restraint, and right conduct are presented as universal supports for devotion and liberation.