Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 30
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
गुरुवत् परिपूज्यास्तु सवर्णा गुरुयोषितः / असवर्णास्तु संपूज्याः प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादनैः
guruvat paripūjyāstu savarṇā guruyoṣitaḥ / asavarṇāstu saṃpūjyāḥ pratyutthānābhivādanaiḥ
குருவின் மனைவி அதே வர்ணத்தைச் சேர்ந்தவரானால் குருவைப் போலவே போற்றத்தக்கவர்; வேறு வர்ணமானால் எழுந்து வணங்கி நமஸ்காரம் செய்து உரிய மரியாதை செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Lord Kurma (as the authoritative teacher of dharma in the Kurma Purana’s discourse tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames disciplined reverence and humility as part of dharma—ethical purification that supports inner clarity, which later enables steadiness in yoga and insight into the Self.
No technique is taught directly; the verse gives the conduct (sadācāra) that functions as a preparatory discipline—respect, restraint, and humility—supporting the mind’s fitness for yoga taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does so implicitly through shared dharma: the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rests on common ethical foundations, where reverence to the guru and righteous conduct are upheld as universal prerequisites for both devotion and yoga.