Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
कुर्याच्चत्वारि पात्राणि प्रेतादीनां द्विजोत्तमाः / प्रेतार्थं पितृपात्रेषु पात्रमासेचयेत् ततः
kuryāccatvāri pātrāṇi pretādīnāṃ dvijottamāḥ / pretārthaṃ pitṛpātreṣu pātramāsecayet tataḥ
હે દ્વિજોત્તમો, પ્રેતાદિ કર્મ માટે ચાર પાત્રો તૈયાર કરો. પછી પ્રેતના હિતાર્થે તે અર્પણ પિતૃપાત્રોમાં ઢાળો.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic instruction on śrāddha to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
This verse is primarily procedural, teaching dharma through śrāddha and preta-vidhi; it implies that spiritual order includes honoring the departed and the pitṛs, which supports inner purity (śuddhi) and steadiness needed for Self-knowledge, though it does not directly define Ātman.
No direct yogic technique is taught here; the emphasis is on karmic discipline (niyama-like observance) through correct ritual action in pitṛ-yajña, which the Kurma Purana treats as supportive groundwork for higher sādhana, including later yoga teachings.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis where devotion and right action (dharma) are upheld as universally sacred duties, forming a shared foundation for both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths.