Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 7
Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites
काम्यानि चैव श्राद्धानि शस्यान्ते ग्रहणादिषु / अयने विषुवे चैव व्यतीपाते ऽप्यनन्तकम्
kāmyāni caiva śrāddhāni śasyānte grahaṇādiṣu / ayane viṣuve caiva vyatīpāte 'pyanantakam
وتُستحسن أيضًا شرادها «الكامْيَة» (التي تُؤدّى بنية نيل المرغوب) عند ختام موسم الحصاد وفي مناسبات كالأكسوف والخسوف ونحوها؛ وكذلك عند الانقلابين (أَيَنَة)، والاعتدالين (فِشُوڤَة)، وعند اقتران «ڤْيَتِيبَاتَا»—فإنها تمنح حقًّا ثوابًا لا ينفد.
Sūta (traditional narrator) conveying śāstric instruction as part of the Kurma Purana’s dharma teaching
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-oriented: it teaches when śrāddha yields heightened, even “inexhaustible,” results; it does not directly define Ātman, but it frames ritual duty (pitṛ-yajña) as part of the broader purāṇic path that supports inner purification leading toward Self-knowledge.
No specific yoga technique is taught here; the focus is on karmakāṇḍa timing for śrāddha. In the Kurma Purana’s integrated vision, such disciplined observance of dharma functions as a preparatory purification that complements later yogic and devotional disciplines.
The verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purana’s synthesis indirectly by emphasizing dharma (ritual order and auspicious time) as a shared foundation upon which both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava spiritual teachings—such as Pāśupata-oriented yoga and devotion—are cultivated.