Shloka 18
Snātaka and Gṛhastha-Dharma: Conduct, Marriage Norms, Daily Rites, and Liberating Virtues
वयसः कर्मणोर्ऽथस्य श्रुतस्याभिजनस्य च / वेषवाग्बुद्धिसारूप्यमाचरन् विचरेत् सदा
vayasaḥ karmaṇor'thasya śrutasyābhijanasya ca / veṣavāgbuddhisārūpyamācaran vicaret sadā
వయస్సు, కర్తవ్యకర్మ, ఆర్థిక సామర్థ్యం, శాస్త్రశ్రవణం, వంశపరంపర—ఇవన్నీ అనుసరించి వేషం, వాక్కు, బుద్ధి సమంజసంగా ఉండేలా ఆచరిస్తూ ఎల్లప్పుడూ వ్యవహరించాలి।
Traditional narration in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching section (sadācāra instruction), framed within the Purana’s sage-to-sage discourse; presented as authoritative Purāṇic guidance aligned with Lord Kurma’s dharma outlook.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches outer discipline and appropriateness (sārūpya) as a dharmic foundation that steadies the mind and supports inner clarity—useful for Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No specific technique is named; it highlights ethical restraint and mindful self-regulation in dress, speech, and discernment—classical preparatory virtues that support Yoga practice, including Pāśupata-oriented discipline taught in related Kurma Purana sections.
It does not mention them explicitly; it reflects the Purana’s synthesis by grounding spiritual life in dharma and self-discipline—values shared across Shaiva and Vaishnava paths and supportive of higher teachings such as the Ishvara-centered realization found in the text.