Shloka 47
Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions
शूद्रान्नरसपुष्टाङ्गः संध्योपासनवर्जितः / महायज्ञविहीनश्च ब्राह्मणः पङ्क्तिदूषकः
śūdrānnarasapuṣṭāṅgaḥ saṃdhyopāsanavarjitaḥ / mahāyajñavihīnaśca brāhmaṇaḥ paṅktidūṣakaḥ
ಶೂದ್ರನ ಅನ್ನರಸದಿಂದ ದೇಹಪೋಷಿತನಾದ, ಸಂಧ್ಯೋಪಾಸನೆಯನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟ, ಮಹಾಯಜ್ಞವಿಹೀನನಾದ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನು ಪಂಕ್ತಿದೂಷಕನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Traditional dharma-instruction narration within the Kurma Purana (speaker not explicitly identifiable from the single verse alone; presented as authoritative Purāṇic injunction)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily a dharma-śāstric rule about conduct and ritual eligibility; it does not directly define Ātman. Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic view that inner realization is safeguarded by disciplined observance (nitya-karma) that steadies the mind for higher knowledge.
Sandhyā-upāsanā is emphasized—regular twilight worship with mantra, breath-regulation, and contemplation. In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual framework, such nitya practices function as preparatory discipline (śuddhi and ekāgratā) supportive of devotion and yogic absorption.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it focuses on varṇāśrama duties. In the Kurma Purana’s wider Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, however, sandhyā-upāsanā and mahāyajñas are understood as offerings to the one Supreme Lord revered through multiple divine forms.