Shloka 49
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
नाश्नीयात् भार्यया सार्धंनैनामीक्षेत चाश्नतीम् / क्षुवन्तीं जृम्भमाणां वा नासनस्थां यथासुखम्
nāśnīyāt bhāryayā sārdhaṃnaināmīkṣeta cāśnatīm / kṣuvantīṃ jṛmbhamāṇāṃ vā nāsanasthāṃ yathāsukham
بیوی کے ساتھ اکٹھا کھانا نہ کھائے، اور جب وہ کھا رہی ہو تو اس کی طرف نظر نہ کرے۔ وہ چھینک رہی ہو یا جمائی لے رہی ہو، یا بےتکلفی سے آرام سے بیٹھی ہو—تب بھی اسے نہ دیکھے۔
Vyasa (narrative voice) presenting dharma-guidelines within the Kurma Purana’s gṛhastha-ācāra section
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it supports dharma through disciplined conduct (ācāra), which is treated in Purāṇic tradition as a preparatory foundation for inner purity that later aids self-knowledge.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the emphasis is on restraint (niyama-like discipline) in household life—regulated behavior that supports sattva and steadiness, which the Kurma Purana elsewhere connects to higher sādhanā such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation.
It does not mention Shiva–Vishnu unity directly; it functions within shared dharma-śāstra values upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis.