Shloka 67
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
वैश्यानां मारुतं स्थानं स्वधर्ममनुवर्तताम् / गान्धर्वं शूद्रजातीनां परिचारेण वर्तताम्
vaiśyānāṃ mārutaṃ sthānaṃ svadharmamanuvartatām / gāndharvaṃ śūdrajātīnāṃ paricāreṇa vartatām
Bagi para Vaishya yang setia mengikuti svadharma mereka, dinyatakan tempat Maruta. Bagi mereka yang lahir sebagai Shudra dan hidup dengan khidmat serta pelayanan, dinyatakan tempat Gandharva.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on varṇāśrama-dharma and karmic destinations
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches that embodied beings reap results according to adherence to sva-dharma; the deeper Kurma Purana teaching is that such karmic stations are within saṃsāra, while realization of the Self (ātma-jñāna) transcends all allotted lokas.
No specific technique is named; the practice emphasized is karma-yoga in the form of disciplined performance of one’s ordained duty (sva-dharma) without deviation, which the Kurma Purana later aligns with purification needed for higher yoga and jñāna.
The verse itself is dharma-focused, but within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis it reflects a shared ethical foundation: righteous duty and self-discipline are presented as universally valid supports for devotion and liberation, whether oriented to Hari (Kurma/Vishnu) or Hara (Shiva).