Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 100
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
अकृत्वा मातृयागं तु यः श्राद्धं परिवेषयेत् / तस्य क्रोधसमाविष्टा हिंसामिच्छन्ति मातरः
akṛtvā mātṛyāgaṃ tu yaḥ śrāddhaṃ pariveṣayet / tasya krodhasamāviṣṭā hiṃsāmicchanti mātaraḥ
Quiconque sert ou conduit un śrāddha sans avoir d’abord accompli le mātṛyāga, l’offrande aux Mères, les Mères—saisies de colère—désirent pour lui le malheur.
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s Śrāddha injunctions in a dharma-teaching context
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as a purifying discipline that steadies the mind; such ritual order supports inner sattva, which the Kurma Purana elsewhere presents as conducive to Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna).
No explicit yoga technique is taught; the verse highlights karma-yoga as disciplined sacred action—performing rites in the proper sequence to cultivate purity, restraint, and reverence, which are prerequisites for deeper sādhana.
Not directly; it reflects the Purana’s broader synthesis by treating dharma (ritual order and divine powers like the Mātṛs) as part of a single sacred cosmos upheld by the Supreme—harm arises from neglect of prescribed sacred duties, not from sectarian difference.