Shloka 92
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
एष वः कथितः सम्यग् गृहस्थानां क्रियाविधिः / स्त्रीणां तु भर्तृशुश्रूषा धर्मो नान्य इहेष्यते
eṣa vaḥ kathitaḥ samyag gṛhasthānāṃ kriyāvidhiḥ / strīṇāṃ tu bhartṛśuśrūṣā dharmo nānya iheṣyate
गृहस्थांच्या कर्तव्यांची क्रियाविधी तुम्हाला यथार्थ सांगितली आहे. स्त्रियांसाठी येथे पतीची शुश्रूषाच धर्म आहे; याखेरीज अन्य काही मान्य नाही.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages (in the Indradyumna dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily normative (dharma-vidhi) rather than metaphysical; it frames spiritual life through varṇāśrama discipline, implying that inner realization is supported by orderly conduct and duty in the gṛhastha stage.
No specific yoga technique is stated in this verse; it emphasizes karma-niyama—regulated household conduct—as the ethical foundation that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis, supports later contemplative practice (including Pāśupata-oriented disciplines elsewhere).
The verse does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Purāṇa’s shared dharma framework in which devotion and discipline are upheld as common ground across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava teachings.