Shloka 37
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
मयूरं तित्तिरं चैव कपोतं च कपिञ्जलम् / वाध्रीणसं बकं भक्ष्यं मीनहंसपराजिताः
mayūraṃ tittiraṃ caiva kapotaṃ ca kapiñjalam / vādhrīṇasaṃ bakaṃ bhakṣyaṃ mīnahaṃsaparājitāḥ
મયૂર, તિત્તિર, કબૂતર અને કપિંજલ; તેમજ વાધ્રીણસ અને બક—આ ભક્ષ્ય છે, કારણ કે એ માછલી અને હંસથી પરાજિત (અહિંસક સ્વભાવ) ગણાય છે।
Vyasa (narratorial dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames self-mastery through regulated conduct (āhāra-niyama). In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such discipline supports clarity (sattva) that aids contemplation of the Self.
The verse emphasizes āhāra-niyama (dietary restraint), a practical support for Yoga. In the Kurma Purana’s wider yogic ethic (often linked with Pāśupata-style discipline), controlled intake is treated as foundational for steadiness of mind and purity.
Not explicitly; it operates at the level of shared dharmic discipline. The Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis commonly presents such ethical restraints as universally valid supports for devotion and yogic realization, regardless of whether one approaches through Shiva or Vishnu.