Shloka 31
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
नास्तिक्यादथवालस्यात् ब्राह्मणो न करोति यः / स याति नरकान् घोरान् काकयोनौ च जायते
nāstikyādathavālasyāt brāhmaṇo na karoti yaḥ / sa yāti narakān ghorān kākayonau ca jāyate
Brahmana yang, kerana tidak percaya pada dharma (nāstikya) atau kerana malas, tidak melaksanakan kewajipan yang ditetapkan baginya—dia akan pergi ke neraka-neraka yang mengerikan, dan juga lahir semula dalam rahim burung gagak.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing in a dharma-teaching dialogue
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames spiritual life through dharma and karma—when prescribed duties are rejected through nāstikya or neglected through sloth, the jīva remains bound to karmic results (naraka and lower rebirth), rather than progressing toward Self-realization.
No specific technique is named; the verse highlights the prerequisite for Yoga in the Kurma Purana’s spirit—discipline, faith in dharma, and steady performance of one’s ordained practices (svadharma), which support purification necessary for higher sādhana such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; however, it aligns with the Purāṇa’s synthesis by stressing dharma as the shared foundation for all authentic Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths, without which devotion or yoga cannot mature.