Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 82
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
एष वो विहितः सम्यक् श्राद्धकल्पः सनातनः / आमेन वर्तयेन्नित्यमुदासीनो ऽथ तत्त्ववित्
eṣa vo vihitaḥ samyak śrāddhakalpaḥ sanātanaḥ / āmena vartayennityamudāsīno 'tha tattvavit
かくして、汝らのために、永遠にして正しきシュラーダ（Śrāddha）の作法が完全に定められた。ゆえに真理を知る者は、内に執着なく平等心に住して、正しい仕方で常にこれを行ずべきである。
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages (context: dharma-teaching on Śrāddha)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It implies that ritual action (Śrāddha) should be performed with udāsīnatā—inner non-attachment—reflecting the tattva-vit’s insight that the Self is untouched by action while dharma is upheld in conduct.
The verse stresses a yogic attitude rather than a technique: steady, regular practice (nityam) combined with inner detachment (udāsīna), aligning karma with knowledge—an approach consistent with Purāṇic yoga-dharma synthesis.
Directly it focuses on dharma (Śrāddha), but its teaching—performing prescribed rites with inner renunciation—fits the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where devotion and disciplined action culminate in tattva-jñāna beyond sectarian division.