Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
कुर्वन्त्यवेददृष्टानि कर्माणि विविधानि तु / स्वधर्मे ऽभिरुचिर्नैव ब्राह्मणानां प्रिजायते
kurvantyavedadṛṣṭāni karmāṇi vividhāni tu / svadharme 'bhirucirnaiva brāhmaṇānāṃ prijāyate
وہ وید کے خلاف طرح طرح کے اعمال کرتے ہیں؛ اسی سبب برہمنوں میں اپنے سْوَدھرم کی طرف حقیقی رغبت پیدا نہیں ہوتی۔
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in a dharma-teaching context
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses that right orientation (svadharma grounded in Vedic discipline) purifies the mind; such purification is a prerequisite for Atman-realization taught elsewhere in the Purana’s yoga and jñāna sections.
No specific technique is named; the verse establishes the ethical and scriptural foundation (śīla and śāstra-pramāṇa) that supports yoga—without Veda-aligned conduct, steadiness and inner taste for disciplined practice do not arise.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by emphasizing a shared dharmic standard—Veda-grounded conduct—as the common basis for both Shaiva (e.g., Pāśupata) and Vaishnava paths.