Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे एकोनविंशो ऽध्यायः व्यास उवाच अथ श्राद्धममावास्यां प्राप्य कार्यं द्विजोत्तमैः / पिण्डान्वाहार्यकं भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge ekonaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ vyāsa uvāca atha śrāddhamamāvāsyāṃ prāpya kāryaṃ dvijottamaiḥ / piṇḍānvāhāryakaṃ bhaktyā bhuktimuktiphalapradam
এইদৰে শ্ৰীকূৰ্মপুৰাণৰ ষট্সাহস্ৰী সংহিতাৰ উত্তৰবিভাগত ঊনবিংশ অধ্যায় (আৰম্ভ)। ব্যাসে ক’লে—অমাৱস্যা উপস্থিত হ’লে দ্বিজোত্তমসকলে ভক্তিসহ পিণ্ডান্বাহাৰ্যক শ্ৰাদ্ধ কৰিব লাগে; ই ভোগ আৰু মুক্তি—দুয়োটাৰ ফল প্ৰদান কৰে।
Vyasa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Indirectly: it teaches that liberation (mukti) is attainable not only through contemplative knowledge but also through dharmic action performed with bhakti; such devotion purifies the mind, preparing it for realization of the Self.
No explicit yogic technique is stated; the practice emphasized is karma-yoga in a Purāṇic mode—performing obligatory rites (pitṛ-yajña/śrāddha) with devotion, which supports inner purification that complements the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga and mokṣa teachings.
This verse is ritual-focused and does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, its dharma teaching aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: devotion and right action are valid supports for mokṣa across Shaiva–Vaishnava frameworks.