Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 2
Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta
Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman
एककालं चरेद् भैक्षं न प्रसज्येत विस्तरे / भैक्षे प्रसक्तो हि यतिर्विषयेष्वपि सज्जति
ekakālaṃ cared bhaikṣaṃ na prasajyeta vistare / bhaikṣe prasakto hi yatirviṣayeṣvapi sajjati
ਯਤੀ ਦਿਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੇਵਲ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਭਿੱਖਿਆ ਮੰਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਲੰਮੇ ਲੈਣ-ਦੇਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾ ਫਸੇ। ਭਿੱਖਿਆ ਨਾਲ ਲਗਾਵ ਵਾਲਾ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ-ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਜਲਦੀ ਲਗਾਵ ਕਰ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on yati-dharma within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
By warning that attachment begins subtly (even through alms), the verse implies that Self-realization requires inward freedom from clinging; the Atman is approached through vairagya rather than through externally driven habits.
It highlights the yogic discipline of pratyahara-like restraint and minimalism: limiting alms rounds reduces sensory stimulation and social entanglement, protecting meditation, japa, and steady contemplative absorption.
The teaching reflects a shared dharmic-yogic ethic honored in both Shaiva (including Pashupata-oriented restraint) and Vaishnava renunciation ideals, showing the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian unity in practical sadhana.