Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 10
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
अपाङ्क्त्यान्नं च सङ्घान्नं शस्त्राजीवस्य चैव हि / क्लीबसंन्यासिनोश्चान्नं मत्तोन्मत्तस्य चैव हि / भीतस्य रुदितस्यान्नमवक्रुष्टं परिक्षुतम्
apāṅktyānnaṃ ca saṅghānnaṃ śastrājīvasya caiva hi / klībasaṃnyāsinoścānnaṃ mattonmattasya caiva hi / bhītasya ruditasyānnamavakruṣṭaṃ parikṣutam
जो पंक्ति में बैठने योग्य नहीं, उनसे प्राप्त अन्न; भीड़ में बाँटा गया सामूहिक अन्न; शस्त्र-जीवी का अन्न; नपुंसक और संन्यासी का अन्न; मद्यप या उन्मत्त का अन्न; भयभीत या रोते हुए का अन्न; तथा जिसे गाली दी गई हो या जिस पर छींक पड़ी हो—ऐसा अन्न त्याज्य है।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and purity
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it supports dharmic purification by regulating āhāra (food), implying that clarity and steadiness of mind—useful for realizing the Self—depend on disciplined conduct.
No technique like dhyāna is taught here; instead it gives preparatory discipline (yama-like purity through careful food intake). In the Kūrma tradition, such śauca in āhāra is treated as supportive groundwork for later yoga and devotion.
The verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone and does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; however, its emphasis on purity and restraint aligns with the shared sādhanā-ethic found across both Śaiva (including Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava strands of the Purāṇa.