Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 22
Vānaprastha-Dharma: Forest Discipline, Vaikhānasa Austerities, and Śiva-Āśrama as the Liberative Refuge
त्यजेदाश्वयुजे मासि संपन्नं पूर्वसंचितम् / जीर्णानि चैव वासांसि शाकमूलफलानि च
tyajedāśvayuje māsi saṃpannaṃ pūrvasaṃcitam / jīrṇāni caiva vāsāṃsi śākamūlaphalāni ca
ஆச்வயுஜ மாதத்தில் முன் சேமித்திருந்த கையிருப்பைத் துறக்க வேண்டும்; பழுதடைந்த ஆடைகளையும், கீரை, வேர், கனிகளையும் கூட விலக்க வேண்டும்.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the vrata-instructions of the Purāṇic tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
By prescribing tyāga (letting go of stored goods and comforts), the verse supports the Purāṇic yogic insight that the Self is not sustained by possessions; purification through non-attachment prepares the mind for Atman-realization.
It emphasizes niyama-like disciplines—restraint, simplicity, and purification through regulated diet and renunciation—supporting the broader Kurma Purana framework where ethical self-discipline becomes the foundation for higher Yoga and devotion.
Indirectly: the shared dharma of purification and renunciation functions as common ground in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where disciplined living is upheld as a universal prerequisite for grace and liberation.