Shloka 31
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
नास्तिक्यादथवालस्यात् ब्राह्मणो न करोति यः / स याति नरकान् घोरान् काकयोनौ च जायते
nāstikyādathavālasyāt brāhmaṇo na karoti yaḥ / sa yāti narakān ghorān kākayonau ca jāyate
ພຣະພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ໃດ ເນື່ອງຈາກຄວາມບໍ່ເຊື່ອໃນທຳ (ນາສຕິກຍະ) ຫຼືຄວາມຂີ້ຄ້ານ ບໍ່ປະຕິບັດໜ້າທີ່ຂອງຕົນ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະໄປສູ່ນະລົກອັນນ່າຢ້ານ ແລະຍັງເກີດໃໝ່ໃນຄັນນົກກາອີກດ້ວຍ।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing in a dharma-teaching dialogue
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames spiritual life through dharma and karma—when prescribed duties are rejected through nāstikya or neglected through sloth, the jīva remains bound to karmic results (naraka and lower rebirth), rather than progressing toward Self-realization.
No specific technique is named; the verse highlights the prerequisite for Yoga in the Kurma Purana’s spirit—discipline, faith in dharma, and steady performance of one’s ordained practices (svadharma), which support purification necessary for higher sādhana such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; however, it aligns with the Purāṇa’s synthesis by stressing dharma as the shared foundation for all authentic Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths, without which devotion or yoga cannot mature.