Shloka 15
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
जितेन्द्रियः स्यात् सततं वश्यात्माक्रोधनः शुचिः / प्रयुञ्जीत सदा वाचं मधुरां हितभाषिणीम्
jitendriyaḥ syāt satataṃ vaśyātmākrodhanaḥ śuciḥ / prayuñjīta sadā vācaṃ madhurāṃ hitabhāṣiṇīm
जितेन्द्रियः स्यात् सततं वश्यात्मा अक्रोधनः शुचिः। सदा मधुरां हितभाषिणीं वाचं प्रयुञ्जीत्, कल्याणमेव वदेत्।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing (didactic discourse to sages/seekers within the Purāṇic narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By insisting on mastery over senses, anger, and speech, the verse points to the Atman as distinct from reactive impulses; self-rule (vaśyātmā) is the practical sign of turning from the lower tendencies toward the inner Self.
It highlights foundational yogic restraints: indriya-jaya (sense-restraint), akrodha (non-anger), śauca (purity), and vāg-yama (discipline of speech). These function as the ethical base for higher practices associated with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation in the Kurma Purana.
Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same dharmic-yogic disciplines (purity, self-control, beneficial speech) are upheld as universal prerequisites for realizing the one Supreme—whether approached through Śaiva or Vaiṣṇava devotion.