Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 80
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
पिण्डं प्रतिदिनं दद्युः सायं प्रातर्यथाविधि / प्रेताय च गृहद्वारि चतुर्थे भोजयेद् द्विजान्
piṇḍaṃ pratidinaṃ dadyuḥ sāyaṃ prātaryathāvidhi / pretāya ca gṛhadvāri caturthe bhojayed dvijān
يُقدَّم كلَّ يومٍ «البِنْدا» (piṇḍa: كرةُ الأرزّ قربانًا) مساءً وصباحًا على وفق السنّة؛ وعند باب الدار تُقدَّم أيضًا تقدمةٌ للـ«بريتا» (preta: روح الراحل). وفي اليوم الرابع يُطعَم الـ«دْوِجَة» (dvija: البراهمة).
Sūta (narrator) conveying the prescribed dharma of śrāddha and preta-rites as taught in the Kurma Purana’s discourse tradition
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes dharma toward the departed (preta) through śrāddha, reflecting the Purāṇic view that right action (karma aligned with vidhi) supports the soul’s orderly transition, even while the Atman itself remains distinct from bodily death.
No direct yogic technique is taught here; the practice is ritual-dharma (kriyā) for the departed. In the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such disciplined observance (niyama-like regularity) supports inner purity that complements Pāśupata and devotional paths.
This verse is procedural and does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu; its takeaway is the Purāṇic non-sectarian dharma framework where household rites are upheld as universally binding, forming the ethical-ritual base upon which Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava spiritual teachings are later integrated.