Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 25
Vānaprastha-Dharma: Forest Discipline, Vaikhānasa Austerities, and Śiva-Āśrama as the Liberative Refuge
चान्द्रायणविधानैर्वा शुक्ले कृष्णे च वर्तयेत् / पक्षे पक्षे समश्नीयाद् यवागूं क्वथितां सकृत्
cāndrāyaṇavidhānairvā śukle kṛṣṇe ca vartayet / pakṣe pakṣe samaśnīyād yavāgūṃ kvathitāṃ sakṛt
O kaya, ayon sa mga tuntunin ng pagtalima sa Cāndrāyaṇa, dapat niyang disiplinahin ang sarili sa maliwanag at madilim na kalahating-buwan; at sa bawat kalahati, minsan lamang, tumanggap ng pantay na sukat ng nilutong lugaw na sebada.
Vyasa (narrative voice) describing dharma/prāyaścitta discipline to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames bodily discipline (niyama/tapas) as a purificatory support for inner clarity, which traditional Purāṇic yoga uses to steady the mind toward Self-knowledge.
Austerity through regulated diet (āhāra-niyama) in the Cāndrāyaṇa pattern—observing waxing/waning fortnights and taking a single measured meal—serves as tapas that supports concentration and restraint.
Not explicitly; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s shared dharma framework in which purification-vratas are common preparatory disciplines for devotion and yoga across Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.