Shloka 12
Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions
न जल्पन् न हसन् प्रेक्षन् शयानः प्रह्व एव च / नावीक्षिताभिः फेनाद्यैरुपेताभिरथापि वा
na jalpan na hasan prekṣan śayānaḥ prahva eva ca / nāvīkṣitābhiḥ phenādyairupetābhirathāpi vā
آچمن کے وقت نہ فضول بات کرے، نہ ہنسے، نہ ادھر اُدھر دیکھے؛ لیٹا ہوا ہو تب بھی منکسر اور باوقار رہے۔ اور فین وغیرہ کے لیپ یا دوسرے سنگار سے آراستہ عورتوں کی طرف نگاہ نہ کرے۔
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga instructions as taught in the tradition of Lord Kūrma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
By prescribing silence, humility, and control of the gaze, the verse points to inwardness: when speech and sense-impulses are restrained, awareness is recollected toward the witnessing Self (ātman) rather than scattered among objects.
It emphasizes foundational yogic restraints—mauna-like restraint of speech, steadiness of demeanor, humility, and sense-control (especially dṛṣṭi-saṃyama). These are preparatory disciplines that support meditation and Pāśupata-style renunciation of distraction.
Indirectly: the ethical-yogic discipline taught in the Kūrma tradition is shared across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis—sense-restraint and humility are presented as universal prerequisites for realizing Īśvara, whether approached as Śiva or as Viṣṇu.