Shloka 64
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
न संहताभ्यां पाणिभ्यां कण्डूयेदात्मनः शिरः / न लौकिकैः स्तवैर्देवांस्तोषयेद् बाह्यजैरपि
na saṃhatābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ kaṇḍūyedātmanaḥ śiraḥ / na laukikaiḥ stavairdevāṃstoṣayed bāhyajairapi
രണ്ടുകൈകളും ചേർത്ത് തല ചൊറിയരുത്. ലോകികസ്തുതികളാലോ വെറും ബാഹ്യമായ, പ്രകടനപരമായ കർമ്മങ്ങളാലോ ദേവന്മാരെ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കരുത്.
Traditional narrator-to-sages framing (dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
By warning against merely outward actions, it implies that true religious life must be grounded in inner discipline and intention—an orientation consistent with realizing the Self beyond external show.
The verse emphasizes inwardness and restraint (saṃyama) over external display, aligning with yogic discipline where purity of mind, intention, and focused devotion are valued more than performative acts.
Indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s synthetic approach: worship is validated not by sectarian or worldly praise, but by inner sincerity—supporting a non-sectarian, inwardly grounded devotion compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava harmony.