Shloka 9
Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation
ब्रह्मचर्यमथो मौनमन्ये प्राहर्महर्षयः / अहिंसां सत्यमप्यन्ये संन्यासमपरे विदुः
brahmacaryamatho maunamanye prāharmaharṣayaḥ / ahiṃsāṃ satyamapyanye saṃnyāsamapare viduḥ
ചില മഹർഷികൾ ബ്രഹ്മചര്യവും മൗനവും ധർമ്മമെന്ന് പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. മറ്റുചിലർ അഹിംസയും സത്യവും ഉപദേശിക്കുന്നു; മറ്റൊരുകൂട്ടർ സന്ന്യാസം തന്നെയാണ് ധർമ്മമെന്ന് അറിയുന്നു.
Narratorial teaching within the Kurma Purana’s dharma discourse (sages’ viewpoints summarized in the text)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By emphasizing restraint (brahmacarya, mauna) and moral purity (ahiṃsā, satya), the verse points to inward purification as the practical means by which the Atman’s clarity is realized—dharma is framed as disciplines that remove obscurations rather than mere belief.
The verse highlights foundational yogic restraints: control of senses (brahmacarya), control of speech (mauna), and ethical yamas (ahiṃsā, satya), culminating in saṃnyāsa as total dis-identification from possessiveness—core supports for meditation and Pashupata-style inner detachment.
Indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis by presenting dharma as universal disciplines (yama/niyama and renunciation) that serve devotion and liberation across sectarian lines—compatible with both Shaiva (Pashupata) and Vaishnava orientations.