Shloka 52
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
न चैवास्मै व्रतं दद्यान्न च धर्मं वदेद् बुधः / न च क्रोधवशं गच्छेद् द्वेषं रागं च वर्जयेत्
na caivāsmai vrataṃ dadyānna ca dharmaṃ vaded budhaḥ / na ca krodhavaśaṃ gacched dveṣaṃ rāgaṃ ca varjayet
ബുദ്ധിമാൻ അവനു വ്രതം നിർദ്ദേശിക്കരുത്; ധർമ്മവും ഉപദേശിക്കരുത്. ക്രോധവശനാകരുത്; ദ്വേഷവും രാഗവും—ഇരണ്ടും ഉപേക്ഷിക്കണം.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (context of Upari-bhaga teachings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By urging freedom from anger, hatred, and attachment, the verse points to inner steadiness (sattva) required for Self-knowledge—since the Atman is realized when the mind is no longer driven by reactive passions.
It emphasizes foundational yogic restraints: mastering krodha (anger) and renouncing dveṣa-rāga (aversion-attachment). These are prerequisite disciplines for higher practices in Pashupata-oriented sadhana and contemplation taught in the Kurma Purana’s Upari-bhaga.
Though not naming Shiva directly, the instruction reflects the shared yogic-ethical core honored across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams in the Kurma Purana: purification through restraint as the gateway to realizing the one Supreme.