Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 40
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
यो भ्रातरं पितृसमं ज्येष्ठं मूर्खो ऽवमन्यते / तेन दोषेण स प्रेत्य निरयं घोरमृच्छति
yo bhrātaraṃ pitṛsamaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ mūrkho 'vamanyate / tena doṣeṇa sa pretya nirayaṃ ghoramṛcchati
Kẻ ngu dại nào khinh mạn người anh cả—đấng đáng được xem như cha—thì chính do lỗi ấy, sau khi chết sẽ rơi vào địa ngục ghê gớm.
Traditional purāṇic narrator (Dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames dharma as a purifier of the mind: disrespect rooted in ego and delusion produces heavy karma, obstructing inner clarity that supports Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna).
No technique is taught directly; the verse emphasizes ethical restraint—humility and reverence toward elders—as the moral groundwork that stabilizes the mind, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-oriented discipline.
It does not address Shiva–Vishnu theology explicitly; it supports the shared purāṇic ethic upheld across Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: dharma and right conduct are prerequisites for higher spiritual realization.