Shloka 42
Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions
मातापित्रोर्गुरोस्त्यागी दारत्यागी तथैव च / गोत्रभिद् भ्रष्टशौचश्च काण्डस्पृष्टस्तथैव च
mātāpitrorgurostyāgī dāratyāgī tathaiva ca / gotrabhid bhraṣṭaśaucaśca kāṇḍaspṛṣṭastathaiva ca
जो माता‑पिता या गुरु का त्याग करे, जो पत्नी का त्याग करे, जो गोत्र‑मर्यादा भंग करे, जो आचार‑शौच से भ्रष्ट हो, और जो निषिद्ध कर्मों से स्पृष्ट (कलुषित) हो—ऐसे लोग धर्म‑विषय में अपवित्र कहे गए हैं।
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings as received from the sages)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: by defining “falling from purity” and betrayal of core duties, it frames dharma as the ethical ground required for higher knowledge; steadiness in conduct and shauca is presented as a prerequisite for Atman-realization in the Purana’s broader soteriology.
No technique is taught directly; the verse supplies the yama-like ethical restraints (non-betrayal of parents/guru, fidelity, purity) that the Kurma Purana treats as foundational disciplines supporting Pashupata-oriented devotion and yogic steadiness.
Not explicitly; its emphasis is on dharma and purity. In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such dharmic restraints are shared prerequisites for devotion to Ishvara—whether approached as Shiva or as Vishnu (Kurma).