Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 74
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
न वामहस्तेनोद्धत्य पिबेद् वक्त्रेण वा जलम् / नोत्तरेदनुपस्पृश्य नाप्सु रेतः समुत्सृजेत्
na vāmahastenoddhatya pibed vaktreṇa vā jalam / nottaredanupaspṛśya nāpsu retaḥ samutsṛjet
बाएँ हाथ से उठाकर जल न पिए, और पात्र को मुख से लगाकर भी जल न पिए। जल का स्पर्श किए बिना मल-मूत्र त्याग न करे, और जल में वीर्य का उत्सर्ग न करे।
Traditional dharma-instruction voice within the Kurma Purana (ācāra-vidhi section; taught as authoritative Purāṇic injunctions)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames śauca (purity) and disciplined conduct as prerequisites for spiritual life, implying that realization of the Self is supported by restraint and ritual-ethical cleanliness rather than mere theory.
It highlights preparatory disciplines (yama/niyama-style restraints) centered on bodily regulation and purity—foundational supports for mantra-japa, worship, and higher yogic practices emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.
Not explicitly; its dharma-ācāra teaching functions as shared ground for both Shaiva and Vaishnava practice—purity and restraint are presented as universally binding supports for devotion and yoga, regardless of the chosen deity-form.