Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 61
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
इमान् नित्यमनध्यायानदीयानो विवर्जयेत् / अध्यापनं च कुर्वाणो ह्यभ्यस्यन्नपि यत्नतः
imān nityamanadhyāyānadīyāno vivarjayet / adhyāpanaṃ ca kurvāṇo hyabhyasyannapi yatnataḥ
جو وید کے مطالعے میں مشغول ہو وہ اِن نِتیہ اَنَڌیائے اوقات سے ہمیشہ پرہیز کرے؛ پڑھاتے ہوئے بھی اور پوری کوشش سے مشق کرتے ہوئے بھی اُن اوقات میں تلاوت نہ کرے۔
A sage-teacher (ācārya) instructing on varnashrama-dharma and Vedic discipline (Kurma Purana narrative voice within Purva-bhaga dharma teaching).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as a prerequisite discipline—self-mastery through rule-bound study—supporting later contemplative realization taught more explicitly in the Kurma Purana’s higher yoga sections.
It highlights preparatory yogic discipline (niyama-like restraint): regulating sacred recitation by observing anadhyaya times, cultivating attentiveness, purity, and obedience to śāstra—foundational for mantra, japa, and later Pashupata-oriented practice.
Not directly; it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding both Shaiva and Vaishnava sadhana in a shared dharmic framework—correct śruti-handling and disciplined conduct before higher theistic-yogic teachings.