Shloka 4
Saṃnyāsa-dharma — Qualifications, Threefold Renunciation, and the Conduct of the Yati
प्राजापत्यां निरूप्येष्टिमाग्नेयीमथवा पुनः / दान्तः पक्वकषायो ऽसौ ब्रह्माश्रममुपाश्रयेत्
prājāpatyāṃ nirūpyeṣṭimāgneyīmathavā punaḥ / dāntaḥ pakvakaṣāyo 'sau brahmāśramamupāśrayet
പ്രാജാപത്യ യാഗം—അഥവാ വീണ്ടും ആഗ്നേയ ഇഷ്ടി—വിധിപൂർവ്വം നിർവഹിച്ചു, ദാന്തനായി ‘പക്വകഷായൻ’ (ദോഷരസം ശമിച്ചവൻ) ആയ അവൻ ബ്രഹ്മാശ്രമം, അഥവാ ബ്രഹ്മചര്യധർമ്മം ആശ്രയിക്കട്ടെ।
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s teaching on dharma, in the voice of the tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purification (kaṣāya-kṣaya) and self-restraint as prerequisites for Brahma-āśrama, implying that realization of Brahman/Ātman is approached through disciplined inner cleansing rather than mere ritualism.
The verse emphasizes ethical-yogic foundations—dama (sense-restraint), purification of kaṣāyas (afflictions), and brahmacarya—as the preparatory ground aligned with Pāśupata-style sādhanā where inner control and purity support higher contemplation.
By integrating Vedic yajña (often associated with Vaiṣṇava/Vedic orthopraxy) with ascetic brahmacarya and impurity-burnout (a hallmark of Śaiva/Pāśupata discipline), the Kurma Purana presents a harmonized path where ritual and renunciation converge toward one Supreme Reality.