Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 17 Shloka 11 - Kurma Purana | Malay | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 11

Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born

Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मद्विषः पापरुचेः श्राद्धान्नं सूतकस्य च / वृथापाकस्य चैवान्नं शावान्नं श्वशुरस्य च

Transliteration

brahmadviṣaḥ pāparuceḥ śrāddhānnaṃ sūtakasya ca / vṛthāpākasya caivānnaṃ śāvānnaṃ śvaśurasya ca

Translation

Hendaklah dijauhi makanan orang yang membenci Veda/Brahman (brahmana), orang yang bersuka dalam dosa; makanan yang disediakan untuk upacara Śrāddha; makanan orang yang berada dalam kekotoran kelahiran (sūtaka); makanan yang dimasak sia-sia tanpa tujuan atau tertib ritual; makanan dari rumah yang terkena kekotoran kematian (śāva); dan juga makanan bapa mertua.

Word by Word

ब्रह्मद्विषःof a hater of Brahmins/Brahman

पापरुचेःof one who delights in sin

श्राद्धान्नम्śrāddha-food (funeral offering food)

सूतकस्यof one in impurity (birth/death pollution)

चand

वृथापाकस्यof one who cooks in vain/without purpose

चand

एवindeed/just

अन्नम्food

शावान्नम्food connected with a corpse/at a death-rite

श्वशुरस्यof the father-in-law

चand

Speaker

Traditional framing: instruction given in the Purāṇic narrative voice (sūta/ṛṣi tradition) as dharma-śāstric guidance within the Kurma Purana’s discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Brahman (Brahma/Brāhmaṇa principle)

Śrāddha

Sūtaka

Aśauca (impurity)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it stresses āhāra-śuddhi (purity of intake) as a support for sattva and mental clarity, which are prerequisites for steady contemplation of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No technique is described directly; the verse supplies the ethical-ritual foundation—purity disciplines around food and contact with aśauca—that traditionally support mantra-japa, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-style observances by stabilizing mind and conduct.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; it reflects the shared dharma framework honored across Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis in the Kurma Purana, where purity, restraint, and right conduct are presented as universal supports for devotion and liberation.