Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta
Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे ऽष्टाविंशो ऽध्यायः व्यास उवाच एवं स्वाश्रमनिष्ठानां यतीनां नियतात्मनाम् / भैक्षेण वर्तनं प्रोक्तं फलमूलैरथापि वा
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge 'ṣṭāviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ vyāsa uvāca evaṃ svāśramaniṣṭhānāṃ yatīnāṃ niyatātmanām / bhaikṣeṇa vartanaṃ proktaṃ phalamūlairathāpi vā
یوں شری کورم پران کی چھٹ ساہستری سنہتا کے اُتّر وِبھاغ میں اٹھائیسواں ادھیائے۔ ویاس نے کہا—اپنے آشرم دھرم میں ثابت قدم اور نفس پر قابو رکھنے والے یتیوں کے لیے گزر بسر بھکشا سے بتائی گئی ہے؛ یا پھر پھل اور جڑوں سے بھی۔
Vyasa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
It does not directly define Ātman metaphysically; it emphasizes niyata-ātman—self-restraint—as the practical foundation for an ascetic life aligned with dharma, which supports higher realization taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
The verse highlights yogic discipline indirectly through niyatātman (sense-control and inner regulation) and yati-dharma (renunciate conduct), presenting regulated livelihood (alms or fruits/roots) as a support for sustained practice and contemplation.
This verse is procedural (yati sustenance) and does not mention Śiva-Viṣṇu explicitly; within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such dharma-guidance is treated as compatible with both Śaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava paths of yoga and devotion.