Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 1
Gṛhastha Livelihood, Āpad-dharma, and Sacrificial Stewardship of Wealth
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे चतुर्विशो ऽध्यायः इन् रेए निछ्त् ज़ुल्äस्सिगे ज़ेइछेन्: व्यास उवाच एष वो ऽभिहितः कृत्स्नो गृहस्थाश्रमवासिनः / द्विजातेः परमो धर्मो वर्तनानि निबोधत
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge caturviśo 'dhyāyaḥ IN REE NICHT ZULÄSSIGE ZEICHEN: vyāsa uvāca eṣa vo 'bhihitaḥ kṛtsno gṛhasthāśramavāsinaḥ / dvijāteḥ paramo dharmo vartanāni nibodhata
Assim termina o vigésimo quarto capítulo do Upari-bhāga do Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa, na Ṣaṭ-sāhasrī Saṃhitā. Disse Vyāsa: “Foi-vos exposto por inteiro o ensinamento para os que habitam o āśrama do chefe de família. Agora compreendei o dharma supremo dos duas-vezes-nascidos e as regras da reta conduta.”
Vyasa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it frames dharma and disciplined conduct (sadācāra) as the preparatory ground through which higher spiritual knowledge—often taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s yogic and theistic sections—can be properly received.
No specific yoga technique is named here. The emphasis is on dharma and prescribed conduct for the twice-born and householders, which the text treats as foundational restraints and supports (ethical discipline) that make later yogic practice—such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner control—effective.
This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇa’s integrative approach: right conduct and varṇāśrama-dharma are presented as universal supports for devotion and realization, regardless of whether the subsequent theological focus is expressed in Śaiva or Vaiṣṇava idiom.