Shloka 82
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
एष वो विहितः सम्यक् श्राद्धकल्पः सनातनः / आमेन वर्तयेन्नित्यमुदासीनो ऽथ तत्त्ववित्
eṣa vo vihitaḥ samyak śrāddhakalpaḥ sanātanaḥ / āmena vartayennityamudāsīno 'tha tattvavit
So ist euch die ewige und rechte Ordnung des Śrāddha vollständig vorgeschrieben worden. Darum soll der Wahrheitskundige sie regelmäßig in rechter Weise befolgen, innerlich unangehaftet und gleichmütig.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages (context: dharma-teaching on Śrāddha)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It implies that ritual action (Śrāddha) should be performed with udāsīnatā—inner non-attachment—reflecting the tattva-vit’s insight that the Self is untouched by action while dharma is upheld in conduct.
The verse stresses a yogic attitude rather than a technique: steady, regular practice (nityam) combined with inner detachment (udāsīna), aligning karma with knowledge—an approach consistent with Purāṇic yoga-dharma synthesis.
Directly it focuses on dharma (Śrāddha), but its teaching—performing prescribed rites with inner renunciation—fits the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where devotion and disciplined action culminate in tattva-jñāna beyond sectarian division.