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Shloka 1

Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites

Devanagari script

इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे एकोनविंशो ऽध्यायः व्यास उवाच अथ श्राद्धममावास्यां प्राप्य कार्यं द्विजोत्तमैः / पिण्डान्वाहार्यकं भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge ekonaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ vyāsa uvāca atha śrāddhamamāvāsyāṃ prāpya kāryaṃ dvijottamaiḥ / piṇḍānvāhāryakaṃ bhaktyā bhuktimuktiphalapradam

Translation

આ રીતે શ્રીકૂર્મપુરાણની ષટ્સાહસ્રી સંહિતાના ઉત્તરવિભાગમાં ઓગણીસમો અધ્યાય (આરંભે છે). વ્યાસે કહ્યું—અમાવાસ્યા આવે ત્યારે દ્વિજોત્તમોએ ભક્તિપૂર્વક પિંડાન્વાહાર્યક શ્રાદ્ધ કરવું જોઈએ; તે ભોગ અને મુક્તિ—બન્નેનું ફળ આપે છે.

Word by Word

इतिthus

श्रीकूर्मपुराणेin the Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa

षट्साहस्त्र्याम्in the Ṣaṭsāhastrī (six-thousand section)

संहितायाम्in the saṃhitā

उपरिविभागेin the upper division

एकोनविंशःnineteenth

अध्यायःchapter

व्यासःVyāsa

उवाचsaid

अथthen

श्राद्धम्śrāddha rite

अमावास्याम्on the new-moon day

प्राप्यhaving reached/when it comes

कार्यम्to be performed

द्विजोत्तमैःby the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

पिण्डान्वाहार्यकम्the piṇḍa-offering śrāddha (anvāhāryaka)

भक्त्याwith devotion

भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्granting the fruits of enjoyment and liberation

Speaker

Vyasa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

Vyasa

Amavasya

Shraddha

Pitrs (ancestors)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it teaches that liberation (mukti) is attainable not only through contemplative knowledge but also through dharmic action performed with bhakti; such devotion purifies the mind, preparing it for realization of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yogic technique is stated; the practice emphasized is karma-yoga in a Purāṇic mode—performing obligatory rites (pitṛ-yajña/śrāddha) with devotion, which supports inner purification that complements the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga and mokṣa teachings.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

This verse is ritual-focused and does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, its dharma teaching aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: devotion and right action are valid supports for mokṣa across Shaiva–Vaishnava frameworks.