Shloka 61
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
पूजयेदशनं नित्यमद्याच्चैतदकुत्सयन् / दृष्ट्वा हृष्येत् प्रसीदेच्च प्रतिनन्देच्च सर्वशः
pūjayedaśanaṃ nityamadyāccaitadakutsayan / dṛṣṭvā hṛṣyet prasīdecca pratinandecca sarvaśaḥ
अन्नाचा नित्य सन्मान करावा आणि त्याची निंदा न करता ते खावे. ते पाहून हर्षित व्हावे, प्रसन्न व्हावे आणि सर्व प्रकारे कृतज्ञता व्यक्त करावी.
Traditional narration context (Kurma Purana dialogue frame); presented as a dharma-instruction within the chapter’s teaching
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by training reverence, contentment, and inner serenity, it supports sattva and mental clarity—conditions traditionally held to aid Atman-realization in Purana and Yoga ethics.
A practical discipline of ahāra-śuddhi and bhāva-śuddhi: eating with non-complaint, gladness, and composure. Such regulation of attitude toward food is treated as supportive of steadiness of mind (citta-prasāda), a foundation for Yoga.
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; it reflects the shared Purāṇic ethic emphasized in the Kurma tradition—purity, gratitude, and disciplined conduct—compatible with both Shaiva (Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaishnava devotional frameworks.