Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 1
Bhojana-vidhi and Nitya-karman: Directions for Eating, Prāṇa-Oblations, Sandhyā, and Conduct Leading to Apavarga
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे अष्टादशो ऽध्यायः व्यास उवाच प्राङ्मुखो ऽन्नानि भुञ्जीत सूर्याभिमुख एव वा / आसीनस्त्वासने शुद्धे भूम्यां पादौ निधाय तु
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge aṣṭādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ vyāsa uvāca prāṅmukho 'nnāni bhuñjīta sūryābhimukha eva vā / āsīnastvāsane śuddhe bhūmyāṃ pādau nidhāya tu
یوں شری کورم پران کی شٹ ساہستری سنہتا کے اُتر وِبھاغ میں اٹھارہواں ادھیائے۔ ویاس نے کہا—مشرق رُخ ہو کر یا سورج کی سمت رُخ کر کے، پاک آسن پر بیٹھ کر اور دونوں پاؤں زمین پر رکھ کر کھانا چاہیے۔
Vyasa
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames bodily discipline (clean seat, proper direction while eating) as part of dharma that supports inner clarity, which is traditionally treated as a prerequisite for steady contemplation of the Self.
It highlights foundational niyama-like disciplines—purity (śauca) and regulated conduct around food (āhāra-vidhi). Such outer order is presented as supportive of higher sādhana, including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and steadiness.
Not explicitly in this śloka; however, the Kurma Purāṇa’s synthesis often places shared dharmic observances (like śauca and āhāra) as common ground for both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths toward the same highest realization.