Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
कुर्वन्त्यवेददृष्टानि कर्माणि विविधानि तु / स्वधर्मे ऽभिरुचिर्नैव ब्राह्मणानां प्रिजायते
kurvantyavedadṛṣṭāni karmāṇi vividhāni tu / svadharme 'bhirucirnaiva brāhmaṇānāṃ prijāyate
അവർ വേദം അംഗീകരിക്കാത്ത പലവിധ കർമങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യുന്നു; അതിനാൽ ബ്രാഹ്മണർക്കു സ്വന്തം സ്വധർമ്മത്തോടുള്ള യഥാർത്ഥ അഭിരുചി ജനിക്കുകയില്ല।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in a dharma-teaching context
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses that right orientation (svadharma grounded in Vedic discipline) purifies the mind; such purification is a prerequisite for Atman-realization taught elsewhere in the Purana’s yoga and jñāna sections.
No specific technique is named; the verse establishes the ethical and scriptural foundation (śīla and śāstra-pramāṇa) that supports yoga—without Veda-aligned conduct, steadiness and inner taste for disciplined practice do not arise.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by emphasizing a shared dharmic standard—Veda-grounded conduct—as the common basis for both Shaiva (e.g., Pāśupata) and Vaishnava paths.