Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 55
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
सजातीयगृहेष्वेव सार्ववर्णिकमेव वा / भैक्ष्यस्य चरणं प्रोक्तं पतितादिषु वर्जितम्
sajātīyagṛheṣveva sārvavarṇikameva vā / bhaikṣyasya caraṇaṃ proktaṃ patitādiṣu varjitam
பிச்சைச் செயல் தன் சமூகக் குழுவின் வீடுகளிலோ, அல்லது எல்லா வர்ணங்களுக்கும் பொதுவாகவோ விதிக்கப்பட்டது; ஆனால் வீழ்ந்தோர் முதலிய நிந்திக்கப்படுவோரின் வீடுகளில் அது தவிர்க்கப்பட வேண்டும்।
Sūta (narrator) conveying the dharma-teaching as preserved in the Kurma Purana’s discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames external discipline (pure sources of sustenance and avoidance of corrupt company) as a support for inner purity, which the Purana treats as necessary for steady contemplation of the Self and devotion to Īśvara.
No specific āsana or dhyāna is taught here; the verse emphasizes yama-like ethical restraints—purity of livelihood and avoidance of fallen influences—foundational for Yoga and for the Shaiva-Vaishnava path of disciplined devotion.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; it reflects their shared dharma-framework in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, where ethical purity and regulated conduct are presented as common prerequisites for realizing Īśvara.