Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
जितेन्द्रियः स्यात् सततं वश्यात्माक्रोधनः शुचिः / प्रयुञ्जीत सदा वाचं मधुरां हितभाषिणीम्
jitendriyaḥ syāt satataṃ vaśyātmākrodhanaḥ śuciḥ / prayuñjīta sadā vācaṃ madhurāṃ hitabhāṣiṇīm
ہمیشہ حواس پر غالب، نفس کو قابو میں رکھنے والا، بےغصہ اور پاکیزہ رہے؛ اور ہر وقت شیریں اور مفید گفتگو اختیار کرے—بھلائی کی بات ہی کہے۔
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing (didactic discourse to sages/seekers within the Purāṇic narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
By insisting on mastery over senses, anger, and speech, the verse points to the Atman as distinct from reactive impulses; self-rule (vaśyātmā) is the practical sign of turning from the lower tendencies toward the inner Self.
It highlights foundational yogic restraints: indriya-jaya (sense-restraint), akrodha (non-anger), śauca (purity), and vāg-yama (discipline of speech). These function as the ethical base for higher practices associated with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation in the Kurma Purana.
Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same dharmic-yogic disciplines (purity, self-control, beneficial speech) are upheld as universal prerequisites for realizing the one Supreme—whether approached through Śaiva or Vaiṣṇava devotion.