Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
सहाध्यायस्तु दशमः सहयाजनमेव च / एकादश समुद्दिष्टा दोषाः साङ्कर्यसंज्ञिताः
sahādhyāyastu daśamaḥ sahayājanameva ca / ekādaśa samuddiṣṭā doṣāḥ sāṅkaryasaṃjñitāḥ
दसवाँ दोष ‘सहाध्याय’ है और ‘सहयाजन’ भी; इस प्रकार ग्यारह दोष बताए गए हैं, जिन्हें समष्टि में ‘साङ्कर्य’—मिश्रणजन्य भ्रम—कहा गया है।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages/disciples on dharma and ritual discipline (adhyayana-yajana conduct)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses dharmic discipline—clarity and non-confusion in study and ritual—which the Purana treats as a prerequisite purification for higher knowledge (jñāna) of the Self.
No direct meditation method is taught in this verse; it highlights preparatory purity (niyama-like discipline) by avoiding saṅkarya—mixing that disrupts mantra, rite, and mental steadiness needed for later Yoga and jñāna.
It does not name Shiva explicitly; in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, Vishnu-as-Kurma teaches dharma that supports both Vaiṣṇava devotion and Śaiva/Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā by emphasizing correct practice and inner clarity.