Shloka 50
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
मण्डलं चतुरस्त्रं वा दक्षिणावनतं शुभम् / त्रिरुल्लिखेत् तस्य मध्यं दर्भेणैकेन चैव हि
maṇḍalaṃ caturastraṃ vā dakṣiṇāvanataṃ śubham / trirullikhet tasya madhyaṃ darbheṇaikena caiva hi
શુભ અને દક્ષિણ તરફ થોડું ઢાળવાળું વર્તુળાકાર કે ચતુરસ્ર મંડળ રચી, એક જ દર્ભથી તેના મધ્યમાં ત્રણ વાર રેખાંકન કરવું.
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s ritual instructions as received in the tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by prescribing precise centering of the maṇḍala, it ritualizes the principle of “madhya” (the center), a symbolic pointer to the inner center where awareness is stabilized—an outer act that supports inward recollection of the Self.
It highlights preparatory discipline (bahiraṅga-sādhana): creating an auspicious, correctly oriented sacred space and marking the center—supports dhāraṇā (steady attention) and ritual purity, which the Kurma tradition treats as a foundation for higher contemplative practice.
The verse is procedural rather than doctrinal, but it reflects the Purana’s synthesis: shared śāstric ritual order (dharma and mantra-rite) is treated as a common ground across Shaiva and Vaishnava worship, preparing the practitioner for unified devotion to Īśvara.