Shloka 36
Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions
छायाकूपनदीगोष्ठचैत्याम्भः पथि भस्मसु / अग्नौ चैव श्मशाने च विण्मूत्रे न समाचरेत्
chāyākūpanadīgoṣṭhacaityāmbhaḥ pathi bhasmasu / agnau caiva śmaśāne ca viṇmūtre na samācaret
Janganlah melepaskan najis di tempat teduh, di perigi, sungai, kandang lembu, atau dekat tempat suci dan airnya; juga jangan di jalan, di atas abu, di dalam api, di tanah pembakaran mayat, atau di tempat yang telah dikotori tahi dan air kencing.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions as taught in the Purāṇic dialogue)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames bodily discipline (śauca and restraint) as a foundation for inner clarity, which supports Self-knowledge; purity of conduct is treated as a prerequisite for higher realization rather than the realization itself.
It emphasizes preparatory discipline—cleanliness, restraint, and respect for sacred spaces—which in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga continuum functions as the ethical and hygienic groundwork before mantra, worship, and deeper yogic practice.
Not explicitly; however, the shared dharma of purity and reverence for caityas (sacred sites) reflects the Purana’s integrative stance where Shaiva and Vaishnava worship alike rest on common standards of śauca and sacred-space etiquette.