Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 39
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
प्रोक्षितं भक्षयेदेषां मांसं च द्विजकाम्यया / यथाविधि नियुक्तं च प्राणानामपि चात्यये
prokṣitaṃ bhakṣayedeṣāṃ māṃsaṃ ca dvijakāmyayā / yathāvidhi niyuktaṃ ca prāṇānāmapi cātyaye
اگر ان کا گوشت پروکشن (رسمی چھڑکاؤ) سے پاک کیا گیا ہو تو دَویجوں کی ضرورت پوری کرنے کی نیت سے اسے کھایا جا سکتا ہے؛ اور اگر شریعت کے مطابق حکم ہو تو جان کے خطرے میں بھی۔
Traditional narration context: a senior sage instructing on dharma (within the Kurma Purana’s didactic discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Atman; it frames dharma in practical terms—showing that right action is guided by rule (vidhi) and context (āpada), which supports inner steadiness required for higher knowledge.
No explicit yogic technique is stated; the verse emphasizes ethical discipline and situational dharma (especially in emergencies), which functions as the moral groundwork for Yoga and for the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava spiritual synthesis.
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu directly; its teaching aligns with the Purana’s integrative approach by grounding spiritual life in dharmic regulation—purity, injunction, and compassionate pragmatism in crisis—shared across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.