Shloka 41
Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born
Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa
आमन्त्रितस्तु यः श्राद्धे दैवे वा मांसमुत्सृजेत् / यावन्ति पशुरोमाणि तावतो नरकान् व्रजेत्
āmantritastu yaḥ śrāddhe daive vā māṃsamutsṛjet / yāvanti paśuromāṇi tāvato narakān vrajet
Wer, nachdem er zu einem Śrāddha oder zu einem Götterritus (daiva-yajña) eingeladen wurde, die Fleischgabe zurückweist, gelangt in so viele Höllen, wie das Tier Haare hat.
Traditional narrator within the Purāṇic discourse (instructional passage on śrāddha/daiva ritual discipline; often framed as sage-to-sage teaching in the Purva-bhaga)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes karma-phala (the moral law of action and result) within dharma; purification and right conduct in rites support sattva and inner clarity, which are prerequisites for realizing the ātman in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching.
No specific meditation technique is taught in this verse; it highlights niyama-like discipline—faithful observance of prescribed duty (dharma) and respect for ritual commitments—which the Purāṇa treats as supportive foundations for higher yogic practice.
Not explicitly; the verse operates at the level of dharma and karmic consequence. In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such dharma-observance is framed as service to the one Supreme who is praised through both deva- and pitṛ-oriented rites.