Shloka 12
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
प्रेत्येह चेदृशो विप्रो गर्ह्यते ब्रह्मवादिभिः / छद्मनाचरितं यच्च व्रतं रक्षांसि गच्छति
pretyeha cedṛśo vipro garhyate brahmavādibhiḥ / chadmanācaritaṃ yacca vrataṃ rakṣāṃsi gacchati
Брахман такого рода после смерти и даже здесь, в этой жизни, порицается провозглашающими Брахмана; и всякий обет, совершаемый им в лицемерии, достаётся ракшасам, принося демонический плод, а не священную заслугу.
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s teaching as received from the sages)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It does so indirectly: by condemning hypocrisy, it implies that true dharma must be aligned with inner truthfulness—without inner integrity, external rites cannot lead toward Brahman-realization.
No specific technique is named; the verse stresses the yogic prerequisite of sincerity (ārjava) and purity of intention—without these, vows and disciplines fail to generate sattvic merit needed for higher practice.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it reflects the Purana’s shared dharmic stance (across Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis) that inner authenticity is essential for any sacred observance to bear spiritual fruit.