Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 16
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
मुक्ते शशिनि भुञ्जीत यदि न स्यान्महानिशा / अमुक्तयोरस्तङ्गतयोरद्याद् दृष्ट्वा परे ऽहनि
mukte śaśini bhuñjīta yadi na syānmahāniśā / amuktayorastaṅgatayoradyād dṛṣṭvā pare 'hani
ચંદ્રમા મુક્ત (ઉદિત) હોય તો ભોજન કરી શકાય, જો ‘મહાનિશા’ (નિયત ઉપવાસ‑રાત્રિ) ન હોય. પરંતુ સૂર્ય‑ચંદ્ર બંને ઉદિત ન હોય અથવા અસ્ત ગયા હોય, તો બીજા દિવસે તેમને જોઈને પછી જ ભોજન કરવું.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-vidhi as taught by the sages within the Kurma Purana’s vrata context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames self-mastery through disciplined timing and restraint, which the Kurma Purana treats as supportive of inner purity (śuddhi) needed for higher knowledge of Ātman/Iśvara.
It emphasizes vrata-niyama (disciplinary observance) and control of appetite and timing—foundational restraints that support steadiness of mind (citta-sthairya) for mantra, japa, and contemplative worship in the Kurma Purana’s yogic-dharma framework.
By presenting dharma as a shared, non-sectarian discipline: such observances are upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava practice in the Kurma Purana, where devotion and restraint converge toward one supreme goal.