Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 15
Gṛhastha Livelihood, Āpad-dharma, and Sacrificial Stewardship of Wealth
षट्कर्मैको भवत्येषां त्रिभिरन्यः प्रवर्तते / द्वाभ्यामेकश्चतुर्थस्तु ब्रह्मसत्रेण जीवति
ṣaṭkarmaiko bhavatyeṣāṃ tribhiranyaḥ pravartate / dvābhyāmekaścaturthastu brahmasatreṇa jīvati
ഈ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരിൽ ഒരാൾ ഷട്കർമങ്ങളാൽ ജീവിക്കുന്നു; മറ്റൊരാൾ മൂന്നു കർമങ്ങളാൽ പ്രവൃത്തിക്കുന്നു; ഒരാൾ രണ്ടാൽ, നാലാമൻ ബ്രഹ്മസത്രം (ദീർഘ വൈദിക സത്രയാഗം) നടത്തിക്കൊണ്ട് ജീവിക്കുന്നു।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages on dharma (Varnashrama guidelines)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as disciplined action and livelihood-purity, which in the Kurma Purana is a preparatory ground for inner purification that supports knowledge of the Self (ātma-jñāna).
No direct meditation technique is taught here; the verse emphasizes karma-yoga in the form of regulated Brahmana duties and sacrificial discipline, which the text treats as foundational for higher yogic and jñāna practices.
Not explicitly; it reflects the Purana’s synthesis by presenting dharma and yajña as universally sanctioned disciplines upheld by the Supreme (Hari/Kurma) and compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava spiritual aims.