Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 26
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
विद्यागुरुष्वेतदेव नित्या वृत्तिः स्वयोनिषु / प्रतिषेधत्सु चाधर्माद्धितं चोपदिशत्स्वपि
vidyāguruṣvetadeva nityā vṛttiḥ svayoniṣu / pratiṣedhatsu cādharmāddhitaṃ copadiśatsvapi
اپنی اپنی روایت و سلسلے میں اہلِ علم کے گروؤں کا یہی دائمی طریقہ ہے کہ وہ شاگردوں کو ادھرم سے روکتے ہیں اور ساتھ ہی بھلائی کی تعلیم بھی دیتے ہیں۔
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition; instruction on dharma within the Kurma Purana’s teaching context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames the ethical groundwork for higher knowledge—turning the student away from adharma and toward hita (the good), which is presented in the Purāṇic tradition as a prerequisite for realizing the Self.
No specific technique is named; the verse emphasizes yama-like discipline—restraint from adharma and positive instruction in beneficial conduct—supporting the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic path (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline in later contexts).
It does not mention Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance by grounding all sectarian paths in shared dharma—ethical restraint and beneficial instruction as universal prerequisites for liberation.