Shloka 14
Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions
न वर्णरसदुष्टाभिर्न चैव प्रदरोदकैः / न पाणिक्षुभिताभिर्वा न बहिष्कक्ष एव वा
na varṇarasaduṣṭābhirna caiva pradarodakaiḥ / na pāṇikṣubhitābhirvā na bahiṣkakṣa eva vā
न वर्णरसदुष्टाभिः सलिलैर्न स्नानमाचरेत्, न प्रदरोदकैः, न पाणिना क्षुभितैः, न च बहिःकक्षे प्रकाशे स्नायात्।
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic injunctions on tīrtha and snāna conduct
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes śauca (purity) and disciplined conduct as preparatory supports for inner clarity, which the Purāṇa elsewhere connects to steady knowledge of the Self.
It highlights śauca and restraint in ritual action—foundational yamas/niyamas-like disciplines that support mantra, japa, and meditative steadiness in the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-dharma teaching.
Not explicitly; it contributes to the shared dharmic framework (purity, right conduct) that underlies the Purāṇa’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where devotion and discipline are treated as mutually supportive.