Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 11
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
ब्रह्मद्विषः पापरुचेः श्राद्धान्नं सूतकस्य च / वृथापाकस्य चैवान्नं शावान्नं श्वशुरस्य च
brahmadviṣaḥ pāparuceḥ śrāddhānnaṃ sūtakasya ca / vṛthāpākasya caivānnaṃ śāvānnaṃ śvaśurasya ca
وید و برہمن/برہما کے دشمن کا، گناہ میں رغبت رکھنے والے کا، شرادھ کے لیے پکایا ہوا کھانا، سوتک (پیدائش کی ناپاکی) والے کا کھانا؛ بے مقصد یا بے قاعدہ پکا ہوا کھانا، موت کی ناپاکی والے گھر کا کھانا، اور سسر کا کھانا—یہ سب چھوڑ دینا چاہیے۔
Traditional framing: instruction given in the Purāṇic narrative voice (sūta/ṛṣi tradition) as dharma-śāstric guidance within the Kurma Purana’s discourse
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses āhāra-śuddhi (purity of intake) as a support for sattva and mental clarity, which are prerequisites for steady contemplation of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No technique is described directly; the verse supplies the ethical-ritual foundation—purity disciplines around food and contact with aśauca—that traditionally support mantra-japa, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-style observances by stabilizing mind and conduct.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; it reflects the shared dharma framework honored across Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis in the Kurma Purana, where purity, restraint, and right conduct are presented as universal supports for devotion and liberation.