Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 91
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
अनियुक्तः सुतो यश्च शुल्कतो जायते त्विह / प्रदद्याद् बीजिने पिण्डं क्षेत्रिणे तु ततो ऽन्यथा
aniyuktaḥ suto yaśca śulkato jāyate tviha / pradadyād bījine piṇḍaṃ kṣetriṇe tu tato 'nyathā
正当な任命（ニヨーガ）なく生まれた子、またシュुल्क（花嫁代）による取り決めで生まれた子は、この世において葬送の飯団子ピンダ（piṇḍa）を種を与えた父（bījī）に供えるべきである。だが田子（kṣetrija）の場合は異なり、ピンダは夫、すなわち田の主（kṣetrin）に供えられる。
Lord Kurma (as Vishnu) instructing on dharma
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in focus (lineage and śrāddha duty), not a direct Atman teaching; it implies that spiritual merit and ancestral continuity are maintained through correct ritual obligation (piṇḍa-dāna) according to dharmic definitions of fatherhood.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse; its contribution is ethical-dharmic discipline—right action (dharma) and ritual correctness—treated in the Purana as supportive foundations for higher sādhana, including later Shaiva–Vaishnava syntheses such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and restraint.
The verse does not directly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader integrative method where Vishnu (as Kurma) teaches dharma and ritual order that also undergirds Shaiva traditions (e.g., śrāddha, purity, and lineage duties) within a shared puranic framework.