Shloka 110
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
एकं तु भोजयेद् विप्रं पितॄनुद्दिश्य सत्तमम् / नित्यश्राद्धं तदुद्दिष्टं पितृयज्ञो गतिप्रदः
ekaṃ tu bhojayed vipraṃ pitṝnuddiśya sattamam / nityaśrāddhaṃ taduddiṣṭaṃ pitṛyajño gatipradaḥ
Doch man soll auch nur einen einzigen vortrefflichen Brāhmaṇa speisen, ihn den Pitṛs (Ahnen) widmend. Dies wird als „tägliches śrāddha“ bezeichnet; es ist ein Pitṛ-yajña, das eine glückverheißende gati (Heimkehr) gewährt.
Sage teaching Śrāddha-dharma (Purāṇic narrator tradition, within Kurma Purana’s instructional discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as a purifier of intention (saṅkalpa). By dedicating an act to the Pitṛs with sincerity, the practitioner refines mind and karma—supportive conditions for Self-knowledge, though the verse itself is primarily ritual-ethical.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the practice is karma-yoga in a dharmic mode—nitya-karman performed with dedication and purity. In Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such disciplined daily rites stabilize the mind for higher sādhana (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation).
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it emphasizes a shared Purāṇic principle honored across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava traditions: Pitṛ-yajña and śrāddha as authoritative dharma that supports auspicious gati and spiritual progress.