Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 17
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
याजनं योनिसंबन्धं सहवासं च भाषणम् / कुर्वाणः पतते जन्तुस्तस्माद् यत्नेन वर्जयेत्
yājanaṃ yonisaṃbandhaṃ sahavāsaṃ ca bhāṣaṇam / kurvāṇaḥ patate jantustasmād yatnena varjayet
Sesiapa yang melakukan tugas mengendalikan korban suci secara tidak wajar, menjalin hubungan kelamin/rahim, hidup bergaul rapat, dan berbicara mesra dengan yang tidak layak, akan jatuh dari dharma; maka hendaklah dijauhi dengan usaha yang bersungguh-sungguh.
Traditional narrator-to-sages instruction within the Purva-bhaga dharma-teaching frame (attributed to the Purana’s authoritative voice, ultimately grounded in Lord Kurma’s teaching tradition).
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that spiritual stability depends on dharmic discipline: when the mind is pulled into impure actions and associations, one ‘falls’ from clarity that supports Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna).
It emphasizes restraint and careful avoidance (a yama-like discipline): guarding conduct, speech, and company so the practitioner’s mind remains fit for mantra, worship, and contemplative practice.
Rather than sectarian doctrine, it stresses shared dharmic prerequisites valued in both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths—ethical purity and right association as foundations for devotion and liberation.