Shloka 66
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
कारवः शिल्पिनो वैद्या दासीदासास्तथैव च / दातारो नियमी चैव ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मचारिणौ
kāravaḥ śilpino vaidyā dāsīdāsāstathaiva ca / dātāro niyamī caiva brahmavidbrahmacāriṇau
కారవులు (కార్మికులు), శిల్పులు, వైద్యులు, దాసీదాసులు—అలాగే దానశీలులు, నియమపాలకులు, బ్రహ్మవిదులు (బ్రహ్మజ్ఞులు) మరియు బ్రహ్మచారులు (వేదాధ్యయనశీలులు) కూడా ఇందులో చేరుతారు।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga framework
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By placing the “knower of Brahman” (brahmavid) alongside social roles, the verse implies that realization of Brahman/Atman is a distinct spiritual attainment that can stand beyond occupation—yet can arise within an ordered dharmic life.
The verse points to niyama (disciplined observance/restraints) and brahmacarya (celibate studentship) as foundational yogic supports—ethical and regulative limbs that stabilize the mind for higher knowledge (brahma-vidyā).
Indirectly: it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative dharma-yoga ethos—where Vishnu as Kurma teaches disciplines (niyama, brahmacarya) that also underpin Shaiva/Pashupata sādhanā, showing a shared spiritual grammar rather than sectarian division.