Shloka 21
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
न कुर्याद् यो ऽभिवादस्य द्विजः प्रत्यभिवादनम् / नाभिवाद्यः स विदुषा यथा शूद्रस्तथैव सः
na kuryād yo 'bhivādasya dvijaḥ pratyabhivādanam / nābhivādyaḥ sa viduṣā yathā śūdrastathaiva saḥ
यो द्विजः अभिवादितः सन् प्रत्यभिवादनं न करोति, स विदुषा नाभिवाद्यः। अस्मिन् विषये स शूद्रवत् एव मन्तव्यः॥
Traditional framing: Sūta narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (dharma-instruction section of the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches self-mastery and humility as dharmic disciplines; such restraint and respect are treated as outward supports for inner purification that makes Atman-knowledge fit to arise.
No specific technique is taught here; the verse emphasizes yama-like ethical conduct (respect, reciprocity, discipline of ego), which functions as a foundational aid to higher Yoga and devotion described elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not mention Shiva–Vishnu explicitly; its takeaway aligns with the Purana’s synthesis by prioritizing dharma and inner refinement as shared prerequisites for both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava devotional-yogic paths.