Shloka 67
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
वैश्यानां मारुतं स्थानं स्वधर्ममनुवर्तताम् / गान्धर्वं शूद्रजातीनां परिचारेण वर्तताम्
vaiśyānāṃ mārutaṃ sthānaṃ svadharmamanuvartatām / gāndharvaṃ śūdrajātīnāṃ paricāreṇa vartatām
സ്വധർമ്മം അനുസരിക്കുന്ന വൈശ്യർക്കു മാർുത ലോകം സ്ഥാനമെന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; സേവാ-പരിചരണത്തിലൂടെ ജീവിക്കുന്ന ശൂദ്രർക്കു ഗന്ധർവ ലോകം സ്ഥാനമെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധം।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on varṇāśrama-dharma and karmic destinations
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches that embodied beings reap results according to adherence to sva-dharma; the deeper Kurma Purana teaching is that such karmic stations are within saṃsāra, while realization of the Self (ātma-jñāna) transcends all allotted lokas.
No specific technique is named; the practice emphasized is karma-yoga in the form of disciplined performance of one’s ordained duty (sva-dharma) without deviation, which the Kurma Purana later aligns with purification needed for higher yoga and jñāna.
The verse itself is dharma-focused, but within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis it reflects a shared ethical foundation: righteous duty and self-discipline are presented as universally valid supports for devotion and liberation, whether oriented to Hari (Kurma/Vishnu) or Hara (Shiva).