Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 83
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हुङ्कारं ब्राह्मणस्योक्त्वा त्वङ्कारं च गरीयसः / स्नात्वानश्नन्नहः शेषं प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत्
huṅkāraṃ brāhmaṇasyoktvā tvaṅkāraṃ ca garīyasaḥ / snātvānaśnannahaḥ śeṣaṃ praṇipatya prasādayet
Nếu đã gọi một bà-la-môn bằng tiếng khinh miệt “huṅ”, hoặc dùng lối xưng hô suồng sã “tvaṃ” với bậc đáng tôn kính, thì sau khi tắm gội, nên nhịn ăn cho đến hết ngày, rồi phủ phục đảnh lễ và cầu xin sự tha thứ.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions within the Kurma Purana’s discourse to the sages)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It does not directly define Ātman; it teaches dharmic self-discipline—purifying speech and ego through restraint, fasting, and humility—which supports inner clarity valued in the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual teaching.
The verse emphasizes preparatory disciplines akin to yama/niyama: control of speech, ritual bathing (śauca), fasting (tapas), and prostration (vinaya). These cultivate the ethical ground on which higher practices—often framed as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner purification in the Kurma Purana—can mature.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purana’s shared dharmic foundation—humility, purity, and reverence for spiritual authority—compatible with both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths that the Kurma Purana often harmonizes.