Shloka 25
Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions
ब्राह्मणो ह्यनधीयानस्तृणाग्निरिव शाम्यति / तस्मै हव्यं न दातव्यं न हि भस्मनि हूयते
brāhmaṇo hyanadhīyānastṛṇāgniriva śāmyati / tasmai havyaṃ na dātavyaṃ na hi bhasmani hūyate
ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯವಿಲ್ಲದ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನು ಹುಲ್ಲಿನ ಬೆಂಕಿಯಂತೆ ಶಮನವಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಹವ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕೊಡಬಾರದು; ಭಸ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಹುತಿ ಸುರಿಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages on dharma (svadhyaya as brahminical tapas)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames svādhyāya as a necessary discipline for clarity and continuity of sacred knowledge through which the Atman-Brahman teaching is preserved and realized; without it, spiritual potency ‘cools’ like a fire that has become ash.
Svādhyāya (scriptural recitation and contemplative study) is emphasized as a form of tapas supporting dharma and inner purification—foundational to Kurma Purana’s broader sādhanā (including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and later Pāśupata-oriented discipline).
It does not name Shiva directly; instead it presents a shared dharmic standard—discipline, purity, and eligibility for ritual—which both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions uphold in the Kurma Purana’s integrative framework.