Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 28
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
इत्युक्तो गुरुवर्गो ऽयं मातृतः पितृतो द्विजाः / अनुवर्तनमेतेषां मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः
ityukto guruvargo 'yaṃ mātṛtaḥ pitṛto dvijāḥ / anuvartanameteṣāṃ manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ
ஓ இருமுறை பிறந்தவனே! தாய்வழி, தந்தைவழி உள்ள இவ்வனைத்து வணங்கத்தக்க மூத்தோர் ‘குருவர்கள்’ என உரைக்கப்பட்டனர்; மனம், சொல், உடல் செயல்களால் அவர்களைப் பின்பற்றி சேவிக்க வேண்டும்।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing Indradyumna (dharma discourse context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly, by prescribing purity and discipline of mind, speech, and body; such integrated conduct is treated in the Purana as a prerequisite for inner clarity through which Atman-realization becomes possible.
It emphasizes ethical integration—governing manas (mind), vāk (speech), and kāya (body)—a foundational yogic discipline akin to yama/niyama, supporting later contemplative practice and Shaiva-Vaishnava sādhanā in the Kurma Purana.
By focusing on dharma as a shared spiritual foundation: reverence, service, and self-restraint are upheld as universal virtues that undergird both Shaiva (including Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaishnava paths in the Kurma Purana’s synthetic vision.