Shloka 1
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे त्रयोदशो ऽध्यायः व्यास उवाच एवं दण्डादिभिर्युक्तः शौचाचारसमन्वितः / आहूतो ऽध्ययनं कुर्याद् वीक्षमाणो गुरोर्मुखम्
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ vyāsa uvāca evaṃ daṇḍādibhiryuktaḥ śaucācārasamanvitaḥ / āhūto 'dhyayanaṃ kuryād vīkṣamāṇo gurormukham
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायाम् उपरिविभागे त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः। व्यास उवाच—एवं दण्डादिभिर्युक्तः शौचाचारसमन्वितः। आहूतोऽध्ययनं कुर्याद् वीक्षमाणो गुरोर्मुखम्॥
Vyasa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it lays the disciplinary foundation—purity (śauca), right conduct (ācāra), and humility before the guru—by which higher teachings (including knowledge of Self and Īśvara) are traditionally received and realized.
Rather than a technique like dhyāna, it highlights preparatory sādhana: external and internal purity, regulated conduct, and attentive receptivity to the teacher—supports that the Kurma Purana treats as prerequisites for mantra, śāstra-study, and later Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline).
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; its emphasis is on dharmic discipline and guru-centered transmission, a shared framework through which the Kurma Purana later presents its Shaiva-Vaishnava integrative theology.