Shloka 93
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
वर्जयेन्मार्जनीरेणुं स्नानवस्त्रघचोदकम् / न भक्षयेदभक्ष्याणि नापेयं च पिबेद् द्विजः
varjayenmārjanīreṇuṃ snānavastraghacodakam / na bhakṣayedabhakṣyāṇi nāpeyaṃ ca pibed dvijaḥ
Người hai lần sinh nên tránh bụi bay lên do quét dọn, và tránh nước đã dùng để tắm rửa thân thể hay giặt y phục. Người ấy không nên ăn những thứ bị cấm ăn, và cũng không nên uống những thứ bị cấm uống.
Suta (narrator) conveying dharma-instructions within the Kurma Purana’s teaching context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses external and dietary purity (śauca, niyama) as preparatory disciplines that steady the mind, making it fit for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It highlights niyama—especially śauca (cleanliness) and āhāra-niyama (regulated intake). Such restraints are presented as supportive foundations for mantra, meditation, and Pāśupata-oriented spiritual practice in the Kurma Purana.
Not explicitly; it reflects a shared dharma framework revered across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions—purity and restraint as prerequisites for devotion and yoga—supporting the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach.