Shloka 24
Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites
कर्मारम्भेषु सर्वेषु कुर्यादाभ्युदयं पुनः / पुत्रजन्मादिषु श्राद्धं पार्वणं पर्वणि स्मृतम्
karmārambheṣu sarveṣu kuryādābhyudayaṃ punaḥ / putrajanmādiṣu śrāddhaṃ pārvaṇaṃ parvaṇi smṛtam
Pada permulaan segala usaha, hendaknya kembali dilakukan upacara Ābhyudayika yang membawa keberkahan. Pada kelahiran putra dan peristiwa gembira sejenis, śrāddha yang ditetapkan ialah Pārvaṇa; dan pada hari parvan pun Pārvaṇa śrāddha diingat sebagai tata yang tepat.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional voice within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-śāstra section)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it frames dharma as sanctifying action through śrāddha and auspicious rites, implying that spiritual life in the Kurma Purana is supported by disciplined karma aligned with śāstra.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; instead, it emphasizes karmayoga-style purity of beginnings—starting undertakings with ābhyudayika observances and honoring pitṛs—seen as supportive disciplines (saṃskāra and śuddhi) that stabilize later sādhana.
The verse is ritual-prescriptive and does not mention Shiva or Vishnu directly; within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such dharma instructions are treated as universally valid supports for devotion and liberation regardless of the chosen deity-form.