Shloka 92
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
एष वः कथितः सम्यग् गृहस्थानां क्रियाविधिः / स्त्रीणां तु भर्तृशुश्रूषा धर्मो नान्य इहेष्यते
eṣa vaḥ kathitaḥ samyag gṛhasthānāṃ kriyāvidhiḥ / strīṇāṃ tu bhartṛśuśrūṣā dharmo nānya iheṣyate
ដូច្នេះ វិធីប្រតិបត្តិកិច្ចធម៌របស់អ្នកគ្រួសារ (gṛhastha) ត្រូវបានពន្យល់ឲ្យអ្នកទាំងឡាយយ៉ាងត្រឹមត្រូវហើយ។ សម្រាប់ស្ត្រី ការបម្រើប្តីដោយសេចក្តីស្មោះត្រង់ជាធម៌នៅទីនេះ; មិនមានធម៌ផ្សេងទៀតត្រូវបានទទួលស្គាល់ក្នុងបរិបទនេះទេ។
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages (in the Indradyumna dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily normative (dharma-vidhi) rather than metaphysical; it frames spiritual life through varṇāśrama discipline, implying that inner realization is supported by orderly conduct and duty in the gṛhastha stage.
No specific yoga technique is stated in this verse; it emphasizes karma-niyama—regulated household conduct—as the ethical foundation that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis, supports later contemplative practice (including Pāśupata-oriented disciplines elsewhere).
The verse does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Purāṇa’s shared dharma framework in which devotion and discipline are upheld as common ground across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava teachings.