Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 85
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन श्राद्धं कुर्याद् द्विजोत्तमः / आराधितो भवेदीशस्तेन सम्यक् सनातनः
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena śrāddhaṃ kuryād dvijottamaḥ / ārādhito bhavedīśastena samyak sanātanaḥ
সেয়ে দ্বিজশ্ৰেষ্ঠে সৰ্বপ্ৰযত্নে শ্ৰাদ্ধ কৰ্ম কৰা উচিত; তদ্বাৰা সনাতন ঈশ্বৰ যথাবিধি আৰাধিত হৈ সম্পূৰ্ণ প্ৰসন্ন হন।
Sūta (narrating Vyāsa’s Purāṇic teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents Īśa (the Eternal Lord) as the ultimate recipient of correctly performed dharmic action: even ancestral rites, when done with faith and propriety, culminate in worship of the Supreme.
Rather than a seated yogic technique, the verse highlights karma-yoga through Varnāśrama duty—Śrāddha performed with full effort and right method—as a disciplined spiritual practice that purifies and directs devotion toward Īśvara.
By using the universal title Īśa/Sanātana for the Lord pleased by Śrāddha, it supports the Purāṇa’s synthetic theology: the Supreme Lord worshipped through dharma can be understood in a non-sectarian way consistent with Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava unity.