Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 66
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
नित्यानध्याय एव स्याद् ग्रामेषु नगरेषु च / धर्मनैपुण्यकामानां पूतिगन्धे च नित्यशः
nityānadhyāya eva syād grāmeṣu nagareṣu ca / dharmanaipuṇyakāmānāṃ pūtigandhe ca nityaśaḥ
ក្នុងភូមិ និងក្នុងទីក្រុង គួរតែមានការផ្អាកការអានវេទៈជានិច្ច; ហើយសម្រាប់អ្នកប្រាថ្នាជំនាញក្នុងធម៌ ក៏ត្រូវផ្អាកជានិច្ចនៅពេលមានក្លិនស្អុយ។
Traditional Purana narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa lineage), presenting dharma-vidhi on anadhyāya
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Atman-doctrine; it focuses on dharma-vidhi—outer disciplines of purity and propriety that support sacred learning and, indirectly, inner clarity.
No specific yogic technique is taught; the verse emphasizes preparatory discipline (niyama-like purity and appropriate environment) by restricting Vedic recitation in unsuitable places or amid impurity.
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it reflects the shared dharmic framework upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions in the Kurma Purana—purity, restraint, and correct practice.