Shloka 13
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
उपासने गुरूणां च संध्ययोः साधुसंगमे / उपवीती भवेन्नित्यं विधिरेष सनातनः
upāsane gurūṇāṃ ca saṃdhyayoḥ sādhusaṃgame / upavītī bhavennityaṃ vidhireṣa sanātanaḥ
गुरूणामुपासने संध्ययोर्द्वयोः साधुसङ्गमे च नित्यं उपवीती भवेत्; एष सनातनो विधिः।
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-injunctions within the discourse of sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames outer discipline (ācāra) as the foundation for inner purity and steadiness, which the Kurma Purana treats as supportive conditions for realizing the Self through yoga and right knowledge.
It emphasizes preparatory discipline: guru-sevā (humble service to the teacher), Sandhyā observance (daily twilight rites with mantra and recollection), and sādhu-saṅga (uplifting association)—all of which stabilize the mind and support later yogic practice.
Not by naming them, but by presenting a shared dharma framework: disciplined conduct, purity, and reverence for guru and sacred rites are upheld as universal supports for devotion and yoga in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.