Shloka 25
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
नाश्नीयात् पयसा तक्रं न बीजान्युपजीवयेत् / क्रियादुष्टं भावदुष्टमसत्संसर्गि वर्जयेत्
nāśnīyāt payasā takraṃ na bījānyupajīvayet / kriyāduṣṭaṃ bhāvaduṣṭamasatsaṃsargi varjayet
पयसा सह तक्रं नाश्नीयात्, बीजव्यापारेण च नोपजीवयेत्। क्रियादुष्टं भावदुष्टम् असत्संसर्गिणं च नित्यं वर्जयेत्॥
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional dharma-teaching within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: by prescribing purity in food, livelihood, and company, the verse supports inner clarity (śuddhi) that makes Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) stable; ethical restraint is treated as a prerequisite for higher realization in the Purāṇic yoga-dharma framework.
It emphasizes yogic foundations rather than a technique: āhāra-niyama (discipline in diet), śīla (ethical conduct), and satsanga (keeping elevating company). In Kurma Purana’s spiritual guidelines, such restraints protect the mind from rajas/tamas and prepare one for mantra, dhyāna, and devotion.
Not explicitly; however, its dharma-ethics are consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: purity, restraint, and avoidance of asat-saṅga are shared prerequisites for devotion to Hari (Kurma/Vishnu) and for Shaiva/Pāśupata-oriented yoga disciplines.