Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 92
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
द्वौ पिण्डौ निर्वपेत् ताभ्यां क्षेत्रिणे बीजिने तथा / कीर्तयेदथ चैकस्मिन् बीजिनं क्षेत्रिणं ततः
dvau piṇḍau nirvapet tābhyāṃ kṣetriṇe bījine tathā / kīrtayedatha caikasmin bījinaṃ kṣetriṇaṃ tataḥ
One should offer two piṇḍa-balls—one to the kṣetrin, the lawful husband, and likewise one to the bījin, the begetter. Then, in a single piṇḍa, one should invoke them both together, naming first the begetter and then the husband.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator instructing dharma-vidhi (Vyāsa/saṃhitā-style exposition within the Kurma Purana’s śrāddha section)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily ritual-instructional rather than metaphysical: it emphasizes correct saṅkalpa (intent) and precise invocation in śrāddha, showing how dharma is upheld through ordered remembrance of relational identities, not by direct Atman-doctrine.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the closest spiritual discipline is ritual mindfulness—careful naming (kīrtana) and intention while offering piṇḍas—supporting the broader Kurma Purana theme that inner discipline and outer dharma together purify the practitioner.
It does not directly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead it reflects the Purāṇa’s dharma framework in which correct rites (like śrāddha) form the ethical-ritual ground that later supports the text’s synthetic devotional and yogic teachings.