Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 10
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas — Brahmahatyā, Association with the Fallen, and Tīrtha-Based Purification
याजनं योनिसंबन्धं तथैवाध्यापनं द्विजः / कृत्वा सद्यः पतेज्ज्ञानात् सह भोजनमेव च
yājanaṃ yonisaṃbandhaṃ tathaivādhyāpanaṃ dvijaḥ / kṛtvā sadyaḥ patejjñānāt saha bhojanameva ca
தகுதியற்றவர்களுக்காக யாஜனம் செய்வதும், அநியாயமான யோனி-உறவு கொள்வதும், வேத-சாஸ்திரத்தை தவறாகப் போதிப்பதும் செய்த இருபிறப்பன் உடனே சம்யக் ஞானத்திலிருந்து வீழ்வான்; அவர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து உண்பதாலும் வீழ்ச்சி உண்டாகும்।
Sūta (narrator) presenting dharma-teachings as transmitted by the sages within the Kurma Purana tradition
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
By stressing that unethical action causes an immediate “fall from jñāna,” the verse implies that spiritual knowledge (which culminates in realizing the Self) depends on purity of conduct; violation of dharma clouds discernment and blocks Self-realization.
No specific technique is named; instead, it highlights yama-like ethical restraints—sexual discipline, right livelihood in priestly duties, and purity in association/food—as foundational prerequisites for higher practice such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner contemplation.
Indirectly: the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis treats ethical purity as a shared gateway to grace and knowledge—whether devotion is framed through Śiva’s Pāśupata path or Viṣṇu/Kūrma’s instruction, dharma safeguards jñāna.