Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
गुरुं दृष्ट्वा समुत्तिष्ठेदभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः / नैतैरुपविशेत् सार्धं विवदेन्नात्मकारणात्
guruṃ dṛṣṭvā samuttiṣṭhedabhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ / naitairupaviśet sārdhaṃ vivadennātmakāraṇāt
ਗੁਰੂ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਉੱਠ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਹੋਵੇ, ਹੱਥ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮ ਕਰੇ; ਐਸੇ ਪੂਜਣਯੋਗ ਵੱਡਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਬਰਾਬਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਨਾ ਬੈਠੇ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਹੰਕਾਰ ਲਈ ਵਾਦ-ਵਿਵਾਦ ਨਾ ਕਰੇ।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator instructing Dharma; framed as traditional teaching within the Kurma Purana discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It cautions against acting from “ātmakāraṇa”—self-serving ego-motive—implying that spiritual life begins with reducing egoic identification so the higher Self is not obscured by pride and contention.
It emphasizes yama-like foundations—humility, reverence to the guru, and restraint in speech—ethical disciplines that support deeper practice (including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis paths such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion).
Indirectly: the Purana’s synthesis stresses that genuine devotion and yoga—whether framed in Shaiva or Vaishnava terms—rests on the same dharmic discipline: humility before the teacher and freedom from ego-driven argument.