Shloka 16
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
मुक्ते शशिनि भुञ्जीत यदि न स्यान्महानिशा / अमुक्तयोरस्तङ्गतयोरद्याद् दृष्ट्वा परे ऽहनि
mukte śaśini bhuñjīta yadi na syānmahāniśā / amuktayorastaṅgatayoradyād dṛṣṭvā pare 'hani
ಚಂದ್ರನು ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗಿ (ಉದಯಿಸಿ) ಇದ್ದರೆ, ‘ಮಹಾನಿಶಾ’ ಎಂಬ ನಿಯತ ಉಪವಾಸರಾತ್ರಿ ಅಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೆ ಭೋಜನ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು. ಆದರೆ ಸೂರ್ಯ‑ಚಂದ್ರ ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಉದಯಿಸದೇ ಇದ್ದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ತಂಗತರಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ, ಮುಂದಿನ ದಿನ ಅವರನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ನಂತರವೇ ಭೋಜನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-vidhi as taught by the sages within the Kurma Purana’s vrata context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames self-mastery through disciplined timing and restraint, which the Kurma Purana treats as supportive of inner purity (śuddhi) needed for higher knowledge of Ātman/Iśvara.
It emphasizes vrata-niyama (disciplinary observance) and control of appetite and timing—foundational restraints that support steadiness of mind (citta-sthairya) for mantra, japa, and contemplative worship in the Kurma Purana’s yogic-dharma framework.
By presenting dharma as a shared, non-sectarian discipline: such observances are upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava practice in the Kurma Purana, where devotion and restraint converge toward one supreme goal.