Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 2
Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta
Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman
एककालं चरेद् भैक्षं न प्रसज्येत विस्तरे / भैक्षे प्रसक्तो हि यतिर्विषयेष्वपि सज्जति
ekakālaṃ cared bhaikṣaṃ na prasajyeta vistare / bhaikṣe prasakto hi yatirviṣayeṣvapi sajjati
Vị xuất gia (yati) chỉ nên đi khất thực (bhaikṣa) một lần trong ngày, và chớ sa vào những giao tiếp kéo dài. Vì kẻ khất sĩ đã vướng mắc vào việc cầu thực thì cũng dễ vướng mắc vào các đối tượng của giác quan.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on yati-dharma within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
By warning that attachment begins subtly (even through alms), the verse implies that Self-realization requires inward freedom from clinging; the Atman is approached through vairagya rather than through externally driven habits.
It highlights the yogic discipline of pratyahara-like restraint and minimalism: limiting alms rounds reduces sensory stimulation and social entanglement, protecting meditation, japa, and steady contemplative absorption.
The teaching reflects a shared dharmic-yogic ethic honored in both Shaiva (including Pashupata-oriented restraint) and Vaishnava renunciation ideals, showing the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian unity in practical sadhana.