Shloka 35
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
बीभत्सुमशुचिं नग्नं मत्तं धूर्तं रजस्वलाम् / नीलकाषायवसनं पाषण्डांश्च विवर्जयेत्
bībhatsumaśuciṃ nagnaṃ mattaṃ dhūrtaṃ rajasvalām / nīlakāṣāyavasanaṃ pāṣaṇḍāṃśca vivarjayet
Man soll das Widerwärtige und Unreine meiden: den Nackten, den Trunkenen, den Betrüger und die menstruierende Frau; ebenso jene, die blaue oder ockerfarbene Gewänder als sektiererisches Kennzeichen tragen, und auch die Pāṣaṇḍas, die dem Dharma entgegenstehen.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions within the Kurma Purana framework)
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes ethical and ritual boundaries (śauca and sadācāra) that prepare the mind for higher knowledge; such discipline is treated in the Purana as a prerequisite for realizing the Atman beyond impurity and agitation.
No specific technique is taught here; the verse provides yama-like foundations—avoidance of intoxicating, deceitful, and impure influences—supporting steadiness (citta-śuddhi) that later enables mantra, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching.
It does so implicitly: the text prioritizes dharma (purity, restraint, avoidance of adharmic sectarianism) as a shared foundation upon which both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths converge in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis.