Shloka 64
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
न पङ्क्त्यां विषमं दद्यान्न याचेन्न च दापयेत् / याचिता दापिता दाता नरकान् यान्ति दारुणान्
na paṅktyāṃ viṣamaṃ dadyānna yācenna ca dāpayet / yācitā dāpitā dātā narakān yānti dāruṇān
In a seated line of guests at a ritual meal, one should not distribute gifts unequally; one should neither beg nor pressure another to give. The asker, the one compelled to give, and the one who gives under such solicitation all go to dreadful hells.
Traditional dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana narrative frame (dharma-upadeśa attributed to the Purana’s teaching voice, commonly mediated by sages).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: by condemning coercion and partiality, it reinforces inner purity (śuddhi) and self-mastery as prerequisites for dharmic life—qualities that support Atman-realization in the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic-ethical framework.
No specific āsana or dhyāna is named; the practice emphasized is yama-like restraint—non-coercion, non-greed, and impartial conduct—ethical disciplines that stabilize the mind and support higher Yoga taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including Pāśupata-oriented teachings).
Not explicitly; it presents shared dharma as a common ground for Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis in the Kurma Purana: righteous conduct (especially pure dāna) is upheld as universally binding regardless of sectarian identity.