Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 17
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
याजनं योनिसंबन्धं सहवासं च भाषणम् / कुर्वाणः पतते जन्तुस्तस्माद् यत्नेन वर्जयेत्
yājanaṃ yonisaṃbandhaṃ sahavāsaṃ ca bhāṣaṇam / kurvāṇaḥ patate jantustasmād yatnena varjayet
ふさわしからぬ者と、不当な祭祀の執行、性・血縁の交わり、密接な同居、そして親密な語らいをなす者は、正しき道より堕ちる。ゆえに努めて慎み避けるべきである。
Traditional narrator-to-sages instruction within the Purva-bhaga dharma-teaching frame (attributed to the Purana’s authoritative voice, ultimately grounded in Lord Kurma’s teaching tradition).
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that spiritual stability depends on dharmic discipline: when the mind is pulled into impure actions and associations, one ‘falls’ from clarity that supports Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna).
It emphasizes restraint and careful avoidance (a yama-like discipline): guarding conduct, speech, and company so the practitioner’s mind remains fit for mantra, worship, and contemplative practice.
Rather than sectarian doctrine, it stresses shared dharmic prerequisites valued in both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths—ethical purity and right association as foundations for devotion and liberation.