Kurma Purana · Chapter 2.14

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ
vyāsa uvāca
evaṃ daṇḍādibhiryuktaḥ śaucācārasamanvitaḥ /
āhūto 'dhyayanaṃ kuryād vīkṣamāṇo gurormukham

nityamudyatapāṇiḥ syāt sādhvācāraḥ susaṃyataḥ /
āsyatāmiti coktaḥ sannāsītābhimukhaṃ guroḥ

pratiśravaṇasaṃbhāṣe śayāno na samācaret /
nāsīno na ca bhuñjāno na tiṣṭhanna parāṅmukhaḥ

nīcaṃ śayyāsanaṃ cāsya sarvadā gurusannidhau /
gurostu cakṣurviṣaye na yatheṣṭāsano bhavet

nodāharedasya nāma parokṣamapi kevalam /
na caivāsyānukurvota gatibhāṣaṇaceṣṭitam

guroryatra parīvādo nindā cāpi pravartate /
karṇaiṃ tatra pidhātavyau gantavyaṃ vā tato 'nyataḥ

dūrastho nārcayedenaṃ na kruddho nāntike striyāḥ /
na caivāsyottaraṃ brūyāt sthito nāsīta sannidhau

udakumbhaṃ kuśān puṣpaṃ samidho 'syāharet sadā /
mārjanaṃ lepanaṃ nityamaṅgānāṃ vai samācaret

nāsya nirmālyaśayanaṃ pādukopānahāvapi /
ākramedāsanaṃ cāsya chāyādīn vā kadācana

sādhayed dantakāṣṭhādīn labdhaṃ cāsmai nivedayet /
anāpṛcchya na gantavyaṃ bhavet priyahite rataḥ

na pādau sārayedasya saṃnidhāne kadācana /
jṛmbhitaṃ hasitaṃ caiva kaṇṭhaprāvaraṇaṃ tathā /
varjayet sannidhau nityamavasphocanameva ca

yathākālamadhīyīta yāvanna vimanā guruḥ /
āsītādho guroḥ kūrce phalake vā samāhitaḥ

āsane śayane yāne naiva tiṣṭhet kadācana /
dhāvantamanudhāveta gacchantamanugacchati

go 'śvoṣṭrayānaprāsādaprastareṣu kaṭeṣu ca /
āsīta guruṇā sārdhaṃ śilāphalakanauṣu ca

jitendriyaḥ syāt satataṃ vaśyātmākrodhanaḥ śuciḥ /
prayuñjīta sadā vācaṃ madhurāṃ hitabhāṣiṇīm

gandhamālyaṃ rasaṃ kalyāṃ śuktaṃ prāṇivihiṃsanam /
abhyaṅgaṃ cāñcanopānacchatradhāraṇameva ca

kāmaṃ lobhaṃ bhayaṃ nidrāṃ gītavāditranartanam /
ātarjanaṃ parīvādaṃ strīprekṣālambhanaṃ tathā /
paropaghātaṃ paiśunyaṃ prayatnena vivarjayet

udakumbhaṃ sumanaso gośakṛnmṛttikāṃ kuśān /
āhared yāvadarthāni bhaikṣyaṃ cāharahaścaret

kṛtaṃ ca lavaṇaṃ sarvaṃ varjyaṃ paryuṣitaṃ ca yat /
anṛtyadarśo satataṃ bhaved gītādiniḥ spṛhaḥ

nādityaṃ vai samīkṣeta na cared dantadhāvanam /
ekāntamaśucistrībhiḥ śūdrāntyairabhibhāṣaṇam

gurūcchiṣṭaṃ bheṣajārthaṃ prayuñjīta na kāmataḥ /
kalāpakarṣaṇasnānaṃ nācareddhi kadācana

na kuryānmānasaṃ vipro gurostyāge kadācana /
mohādvā yadi vā lobhāt tyaktena patito bhavet

laukikaṃ vaidikaṃ cāpi tathādhyātmikameva ca /
ādadīta yato jñānaṃ na taṃ druhyet kadācana

gurorapyavaliptasya kāryākāryamajānataḥ /
utpathapratipannasya manustyāgaṃ samabravīt

gurorgurau sannihite guruvad bhaktimācaret /
na cātisṛṣṭo guruṇā svān gurūnabivādayet

vidyāguruṣvetadeva nityā vṛttiḥ svayoniṣu /
pratiṣedhatsu cādharmāddhitaṃ copadiśatsvapi

śreyaḥsu guruvad vṛttiṃ nityameva samācaret /
guruputreṣu dāreṣu guroścaiva svabandhuṣu

bālaḥ samānajanmā vā śiṣyo vā yajñakarmaṇi /
adhyāpayan gurusuto guruvanmānamarhati

utsādanaṃ vai gātrāṇāṃ snāpanocchiṣṭabhojane /
na kuryād guruputrasya pādayoḥ śaucameva ca

guruvat paripūjyāstu savarṇā guruyoṣitaḥ /
asavarṇāstu saṃpūjyāḥ pratyutthānābhivādanaiḥ

abhyañjanaṃ snāpanaṃ ca gātrotsādanameva ca /
gurupatnyā na kāryāṇi keśānāṃ ca prasādhanam

gurupatnī tu yuvatī nābhivādyeha pādayoḥ /
kurvota vandanaṃ bhūmyāmasāvahamiti bruvan

viproṣya pādagrahaṇamanvahaṃ cābhivādanam /
gurudāreṣu kurvota satāṃ dharmamanusmaran

mātṛṣvasā mātulānī śvaśrūścātha pitṛṣvasā /
saṃpūjyā gurupatnīva samāstā gurubhāryayā

bhrāturbhāryopasaṃgrāhyā savarṇāhanyahanyapi /
viproṣya tūpasaṃgrāhyā jñātisaṃbandhiyoṣitaḥ

piturbhaginyāṃ mātuśca jyāyasyāṃ ca svasaryapi /
mātṛvad vṛttimātiṣṭhenmāt tābhyo garīyasī

evamācārasaṃpannamātmavantamadāmbhikam /
vedamadhyāpayed dharmaṃ purāṇāṅgāni nityaśaḥ

saṃvatsaroṣite śiṣye gururjñānamanirdiśan /
harate duṣkṛtaṃ tasya śiṣyasya vasato guruḥ

ācāryaputraḥ śuśrūṣurjñānado dhārmikaḥ śuciḥ /
śakto 'nnador'tho svaḥsādhuradhyāpyā daśa dharmataḥ

kṛtajñaśca tathādrohī medhāvī śubhakṛnnaraḥ /
āptaḥ priyo 'tha vidhivat ṣaḍadhyāpyā dvijātayaḥ /
eteṣu brahmaṇo dānamanyatra tu yathoditān

ācamya saṃyato nityamadhīyīta udaṅmukhaḥ /
upasaṃgṛhya tatpādau vīkṣamāṇo gurormukham /
adhīṣva bho iti brūyād virāmo 'stviti cāramet

prākkūlān paryupāsīnaḥ pavitraiścaiva pāvitaḥ /
prāṇāyāmaistribhiḥ pūtastata oṅkāramarhati

brāhmaṇaḥ praṇavaṃ kuryādante ca vidhivad dvijaḥ /
kuryādadhyayanaṃ nityaṃ sa brahmāñjalipūrvataḥ

sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāṃ vedaścakṣuḥ sanātanam /
adhīyītāpyayaṃ nityaṃ brāhmaṇyāccyavate 'nyathā

yo 'dhīyīta ṛco nityaṃ kṣīrāhutyā sa devatāḥ /
prīṇāti tarpayantyenaṃ kāmaistṛptāḥ sadaiva hi

yajūṃṣyadhīte niyataṃ dadhnā prīṇāti devatāḥ /
sāmānyadhīte prīṇāti ghṛtāhutibhiranvaham

atharvāṅgiraso nityaṃ madhvā prīṇāti devatāḥ /
dharmāṅgāni purāṇāni māṃsaistarpayate surān

apāṃ samīpe niyato naityakaṃ vidhimāśritaḥ /
gāyatrīmapyadhīyīta gatvāraṇyaṃ samāhitaḥ

sahasraparamāṃ devīṃ śatamadhyāṃ daśāvarām /
gāyatrīṃ vai japennityaṃ japayajñaḥ prakīrtitaḥ

gāyatrīṃ caiva vedāṃśca tulayātolayat prabhuḥ /
ekataścaturo vedān gāyatrīṃ ca tathaikataḥ

oṅkāramāditaḥ kṛtvā vyāhṛtīstadanantaram /
tato 'dhīyīta sāvitrīmekāgraḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ

purākalpe samutpannā bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ sanātanāḥ /
mahāvyāhṛtayastistraḥ sarvāśubhanibarhaṇāḥ

pradhānaṃ puruṣaḥ kālo viṣṇurbrahmā maheśvaraḥ /
sattvaṃ rajastamastistraḥ kramād vyāhṛtayaḥ smṛtāḥ

oṅkārastat paraṃ brahma sāvitrī syāt tadakṣaram /
eṣa mantro mahāyogaḥ sārāt sāra udāhṛtaḥ

yo 'dhīte 'hanyahanyetāṃ gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram /
vijñāyārthaṃ brahmacārī sa yāti paramāṃ gatim

gāyatrī vedajananī gāyatrī lokapāvanī /
na gāyatryāḥ paraṃ japyametad vijñāya mucyate

śrāvaṇasya tu māsasya paurṇamāsyāṃ dvijottamāḥ /
āṣāḍhyāṃ proṣṭhapadyāṃ vā vedopākaraṇaṃ smṛtam

utsṛjya grāmanagaraṃ māsān vipror'ddhapañcamān /
adhīyīta śucau deśe brahmacārī samāhitaḥ

puṣye tu chandasāṃ kuryād bahirutsarjanaṃ dvijaḥ /
māghaśuklasya vā prāpte pūrvāhne prathame 'hani

chandāṃsyūrdhvamathobhyasyecchuklapakṣeṣu vai dvijaḥ /
vedāṅgāni purāṇāni kṛṣṇapakṣe ca mānavam

imān nityamanadhyāyānadīyāno vivarjayet /
adhyāpanaṃ ca kurvāṇo hyabhyasyannapi yatnataḥ

karṇaśrave 'nile rātrau divā pāṃśusamūhane /
vidyutstanitavarṣeṣu maholkānāṃ ca saṃplave /
ākālikamanadhyāyameteṣvāha prajāpatiḥ

etānabhyuditān vidyād yadā prāduṣkṛtāgniṣu /
tadā vidyādanadhyāyamanṛtau cābhradarśane

nirghāte bhūmicalane jyotiṣāṃ copasarjane /
etānākālikān vidyādanadhyāyānṛtāvapi

prāduṣkṛteṣvagniṣu tu vidyutstanitanisvane /
sajyotiḥ syādanadhyāyaḥ śeṣarātrau yathā divā

nityānadhyāya eva syād grāmeṣu nagareṣu ca /
dharmanaipuṇyakāmānāṃ pūtigandhe ca nityaśaḥ

antaḥ śavagate grāme vṛṣalasya ca sannidhau /
anadhyāyo rudyamāne samavāye janasya ca

udake madhyarātre ca viṇmūtre ca visarjane /
ucchiṣṭaḥ śrāddhabuk caiva manasāpi na cintayet

pratigṛhya dvijo vidvānekodiṣṭasya ketanam /
tryahaṃ na kīrtayed brahma rājño rāhośca sūtake

yāvadeko 'nudiṣṭasya sneho gandhaśca tiṣṭhati /
viprasya viduṣo dehe tāvad brahma na kīrtayet

śayānaḥ prauḍhapādaśca kṛtvā caivāvasakthikām /
nādhīyītāmiṣaṃ jagdhvā sūtakānnādyameva ca

nīhāre bāṇaśabde ca saṃdhyayorubhayorapi /
amāvāsyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyaṣṭamīṣu ca

upākarmaṇi cotsarge trirātraṃ kṣapaṇaṃ smṛtam /
aṣṭakāsu tvahorātraṃ ṛtvantyāsu ca rātriṣu

mārgaśīrṣe tathā pauṣe māghamāse tathaiva ca /
tistro 'ṣṭakāḥ samākhyātā kṛṣṇapakṣetu sūribhiḥ

śleṣmātakasya chāyāyāṃ śālmalermadhukasya ca /
kadācidapi nādhyeyaṃ kovidārakapitthayoḥ

samānavidye ca mṛte tathā sabrahmacāriṇi /
ācārye saṃsthite vāpi trirātraṃ kṣapaṇaṃ smṛtam

chidrāṇyetāni viprāṇāṃye 'nadhyāyaḥ prakīrtitāḥ /
hiṃsanti rākṣasāsteṣu tasmādetān vivarjayet

naityake nāstyanadhyāyaḥ saṃdhyopāsana eva ca /
upākarmaṇi karmānte homamantreṣu caiva hi

ekāmṛcamathaikaṃ vā yajuḥ sāmāthavā punaḥ /
aṣṭakādyāsvadhīyīta mārute cātivāyati

anadhyāyastu nāṅgeṣu netihāsapurāṇayoḥ /
na dharmaśāstreṣvanyeṣu parvaṇyetāni varjayet

eṣa dharmaḥ samāsena kīrtito brahmacāriṇām /
brahmaṇābhihitaḥ pūrvamṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām

yo 'nyatra kurute yatnamanadhītya śrutiṃ dvijaḥ /
sa saṃmūḍho na saṃbhāṣyo vedabāhyo dvijātibhiḥ

na vedapāṭhamātreṇa saṃtuṣṭo vai bhaved dvijaḥ /
pāṭhamātrāvasannastu paṅke gauriva sīdati

yo 'dhītya vidhivad vedaṃ vedārthaṃ na vicārayet /
sasānvayaḥ śūdrakalpaḥ pātratāṃ na prapadyate

yadi tvātyantikaṃ vāsaṃ kartumicchati vai gurau /
yuktaḥ paricaredenamāśarīravimokṣaṇāt

gatvā vanaṃ vā vidhivajjuhuyājjātavedasam /
adhīyīta sadā nityaṃ brahmaniṣṭhaḥ samāhitaḥ

sāvitrīṃ śatarudrīyaṃ vedāntāṃśca viśeṣataḥ /
abhyaset satataṃ yukte bhasmasnānaparāyaṇaḥ

etad vidhānaṃ paramaṃ purāṇaṃ
vedāgame samyagiheritaṃ vaḥ /
purā maharṣipravarābhipṛṣṭaḥ
svāyaṃbhuvo yanmanurāha devaḥ

evamīśvarasamarpitāntaro
yo 'nutiṣṭhati vidhiṃ vidhānavit /
mohajālamapahāya so 'mṛto
yāti tat padamanāmayaṃ śivam