Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 45
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
अभिवाद्याश्च पूज्यश्च शिरसा वन्द्य एव च / ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियाद्यैश्च श्रीकामैः सादरं सदा
abhivādyāśca pūjyaśca śirasā vandya eva ca / brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyādyaiśca śrīkāmaiḥ sādaraṃ sadā
Seorang brāhmaṇa hendaknya selalu disambut dengan hormat, dipuja, dan ditunduki kepala oleh kṣatriya dan varṇa lainnya, terutama oleh mereka yang mendambakan śrī dan keberuntungan suci.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (dharma-upadeśa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as a means of inner purification—reverence toward the spiritually disciplined (brāhmaṇas) supports sattva and prepares the seeker for Self-knowledge, which the Kurma Purana later presents in a more explicit yoga-jñāna idiom.
No specific technique is named; the practice implied is dharmic humility (namaskāra, pūjā, abhivādana) as a foundational discipline that steadies the mind, supports ethical restraint, and harmonizes social conduct with spiritual aspiration.
By presenting dharma as universally authoritative rather than sectarian: the reverence shown to the custodians of Vedic and yogic discipline is compatible with both Vaiṣṇava devotion (to Kūrma/Vishnu) and Śaiva-Pāśupata orientation, reflecting the Purana’s integrative stance.