Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
आमन्त्रितो ब्राह्मणो वा यो ऽन्यस्मै कुरुते क्षणम् / स याति नरकं घोरं सूकरत्वां प्रायाति च
āmantrito brāhmaṇo vā yo 'nyasmai kurute kṣaṇam / sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ sūkaratvāṃ prāyāti ca
إذا كان براهمن قد دُعي دعوةً رسمية ثم انصرف، ولو لحظة، ليخدم غيره، فإنه يذهب إلى جحيمٍ مروّع—ثم ينال بعد ذلك حالَ الخنزير أيضًا.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition; teaching on dharma within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Indirectly: it emphasizes karma-phala and dharma as preparatory disciplines that purify the mind—supporting fitness for Atman-realization taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It highlights ethical restraint and reliability (a niyama-like discipline): honoring a formal commitment and avoiding fickleness, which the text treats as essential groundwork for higher yogic practice.
This verse is primarily dharma-focused and does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it supports the shared Purāṇic ideal that ethical discipline undergirds devotion and yoga in both Shaiva and Vaishnava frameworks.