Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 44
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
ब्रिह्महत्यासुरापाने स्तेयगुर्वङ्गनागमे / दृष्टं विशोधनं वृद्धैर्नास्ति मिथ्याभिशंसने
brihmahatyāsurāpāne steyagurvaṅganāgame / dṛṣṭaṃ viśodhanaṃ vṛddhairnāsti mithyābhiśaṃsane
婆羅門殺し、酒に酔う飲酒、盗み、そして師の妻に近づく罪については、長老たちが浄化のための贖罪を認めている。だが虚偽の告発（誹謗）には、そのような浄めは見いだされない。
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Purāṇic teaching on dharma and prāyaścitta
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes dharma on the level of karma and speech—showing that moral disorder (especially deceitful denunciation) obstructs purity that supports higher spiritual realization.
No specific yogic technique is prescribed in this verse; it frames purification as ethical and disciplinary groundwork (śuddhi) that traditionally precedes deeper sādhana such as mantra, tapas, and contemplative practices found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
This verse is primarily dharma-focused and does not mention Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; it aligns with the Purana’s broader synthesis by stressing universal moral law (dharma) as the shared foundation for both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths.