Shloka 12
Vānaprastha-Dharma: Forest Discipline, Vaikhānasa Austerities, and Śiva-Āśrama as the Liberative Refuge
वर्जयेन्मधुमांसानि भौमानि कवकानि च / भूस्तृणं शिग्रुकं चैव श्लेष्मातकफलानि च
varjayenmadhumāṃsāni bhaumāni kavakāni ca / bhūstṛṇaṃ śigrukaṃ caiva śleṣmātakaphalāni ca
தேன் மற்றும் மாமிசத்தை விலக்க வேண்டும்; மேலும் மண்ணில் பிறக்கும் உணவுகள்—கவகம் (காளான்/பூஞ்சை) முதலியன—தவிர்க்கப்பட வேண்டும். பூஸ்த்ருணம், சிக்ரு (முருங்கை) மற்றும் ஷ்லேஷ்மாதக மரத்தின் கனிகளும் விலக்கத்தக்கவை।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and observances
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames bodily discipline (āhāra-śuddhi) as supportive of inner purity, which the Kurma Purana treats as a prerequisite for steady knowledge of the Self and devotion to Īśvara.
It emphasizes āhāra-niyama (dietary restraint) as a practical niyama: avoiding foods considered tamasic/heavy or impurity-producing, thereby aiding clarity (sattva) for japa, dhyāna, and vrata-based sādhanā.
Though not explicit here, the instruction reflects the Purana’s shared dharmic-ascetic ethic revered across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams—purity and restraint as common ground for worship of Īśvara, whether approached as Shiva or Vishnu.