Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 13
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
आसने शयने याने नैव तिष्ठेत् कदाचन / धावन्तमनुधावेत गच्छन्तमनुगच्छति
āsane śayane yāne naiva tiṣṭhet kadācana / dhāvantamanudhāveta gacchantamanugacchati
குரு ஆசனத்தில் அமர்ந்திருந்தாலும், படுத்திருந்தாலும், வாகனத்தில் இருந்தாலும், சீடன் ஒருபோதும் நின்றுகொண்டிருக்கக் கூடாது. குரு ஓடினால் பின்னால் ஓட வேண்டும்; குரு நடந்தால் உடன் நடந்துசெல்ல வேண்டும்.
Traditional narrator (Purāṇic instruction on sadācāra, framed as dharma-teaching within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches humility and self-restraint, which purify the mind (antaḥkaraṇa). Such purification is a prerequisite for Atman-realization taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s higher spiritual sections.
It emphasizes discipline akin to yama/niyama—respect, attentiveness, and surrender in service (sevā). This ethical training stabilizes the practitioner for mantra, meditation, and Shaiva–Vaishnava devotional Yoga emphasized in the text.
Not explicitly; it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding devotion and spiritual practice in dharmic conduct—an ethical foundation shared by both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths.