Kurmapurana 2.p10

2.p10

tasmādarthañca kāmañca tyaktā dharmaṃ samāśrayet | dharmātsaṃjāyate sarvamityāhurbrahmavādinaḥ || dharmeṇa dhāryate sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam | anādinidhanā śaktiḥ saiṣā brāhmī dvijottamāḥ || karmaṇā prāpyate dharmo jñānena ca na saṃśayaḥ | tasmājjñānena sahitaṃ karmayogaṃ samāśrayet || pravṛttañca nivṛttañca dvividhaṃ karma vaidikam | jñānapūrvaṃ nivṛttaṃ syātpravṛttaṃ yadato'nyathā || nivṛttaṃ sevamānastu yāti tatparamaṃ padam | tasmānnivṛttaṃ saṃsevyamanyathā saṃsaretpunaḥ† || kṣamā damo dayā dānamalobhastyāga eva ca | ārjavaṃ cānasūyā ca tīrthānusaraṇaṃ tathā || satyaṃ santoṣa‡māstikyaṃ śraddhā cendriyanigrahaḥ | devatābhyarcanaṃ pūjā brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ || ahiṃsā priyavāditvamapaiśūnyamakalkatā§ | sāmāsikamimaṃ dharmaṃ cāturvarṇye'bravīnmanuḥ