Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Varnāśrama-Krama, Vairāgya as the Ground of Saṃnyāsa, and Brahmārpaṇa Karma-yoga
प्राजापत्यां निरूप्येष्टिमाग्नेयीमथवा द्विजः / प्रव्रजेत गृही विद्वान् वनाद् वा श्रुतिचोदनात्
prājāpatyāṃ nirūpyeṣṭimāgneyīmathavā dvijaḥ / pravrajeta gṛhī vidvān vanād vā śruticodanāt
Ang marunong na dvija na maybahay, matapos ayusin at ganapin nang wasto ang Prajāpatya yajña—o ang ritong ukol kay Agni—ay dapat lumisan at maglakbay bilang nagtalikod (pravrajyā). O kaya, matapos manirahan sa gubat, ayon sa utos ng Śruti (Veda), maaari niyang tanggapin ang sannyāsa.
Narrator/ācārya-style instruction within the Purāṇic discourse (traditional dharma teaching voice, framed in the Kurma Purana dialogue)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification and detachment through Vedicly sanctioned renunciation, a prerequisite for steady knowledge of the Self (ātma-jñāna) taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s higher contemplative sections.
The verse highlights the preparatory discipline for Yoga—ritual purification (iṣṭi) and the regulated life-stages (gṛhastha → vānaprastha → sannyāsa). In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching arc, this supports later meditative absorption by establishing vairāgya (dispassion) and śāstra-guided conduct.
Not explicitly; its emphasis is on Śruti-based dharma as the shared ground that supports both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava soteriology in the Kurma Purana—purification and renunciation as common means toward the one Supreme.