Shloka 21
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
गृञ्जनं किंशुकं चैव ककुभाण्डं तथैव च / उदुम्बरमलाबुं च जग्ध्वा पतति वै द्विजः
gṛñjanaṃ kiṃśukaṃ caiva kakubhāṇḍaṃ tathaiva ca / udumbaramalābuṃ ca jagdhvā patati vai dvijaḥ
ഗൃഞ്ജനം, കിംശുകം, കകുഭാണ്ഡം, ഉദുംബരം, അലാബു—ഇവ കഴിച്ചാൽ ദ്വിജൻ തീർച്ചയായും ധർമ്മസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പതിക്കുന്നു.
Narrator (Purana voice, traditionally Suta reporting the teaching of sages on dharma)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma through bodily discipline (āhāra-niyama). In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such restraint supports sattva and steadiness of mind, which are prerequisites for realizing the Self beyond ritual impurity and merit.
This verse emphasizes preparatory discipline rather than a specific technique: regulation of food as a niyama that preserves purity and mental clarity, supporting later practices such as mantra-japa, dhyāna, and the Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis of devotion with yogic restraint.
Not by direct mention, but by sharing a common dharma framework: the same purity-and-restraint ethic underlies both Shaiva (including Pāśupata) and Vaishnava observance in the Kurma Purana, presenting a unified path of disciplined living that supports higher realization.