Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 35
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
बीभत्सुमशुचिं नग्नं मत्तं धूर्तं रजस्वलाम् / नीलकाषायवसनं पाषण्डांश्च विवर्जयेत्
bībhatsumaśuciṃ nagnaṃ mattaṃ dhūrtaṃ rajasvalām / nīlakāṣāyavasanaṃ pāṣaṇḍāṃśca vivarjayet
Seseorang harus menghindari orang yang menjijikkan, tidak suci, telanjang, mabuk, penipu, wanita yang sedang haid, serta mereka yang mengenakan pakaian biru atau oker, dan juga para pashanda (orang sesat).
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions within the Kurma Purana framework)
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes ethical and ritual boundaries (śauca and sadācāra) that prepare the mind for higher knowledge; such discipline is treated in the Purana as a prerequisite for realizing the Atman beyond impurity and agitation.
No specific technique is taught here; the verse provides yama-like foundations—avoidance of intoxicating, deceitful, and impure influences—supporting steadiness (citta-śuddhi) that later enables mantra, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching.
It does so implicitly: the text prioritizes dharma (purity, restraint, avoidance of adharmic sectarianism) as a shared foundation upon which both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths converge in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis.