Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 66
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
नाग्रासनोपविष्टस्तु भुञ्जोत प्रथमं द्विजः / बहूनां पश्यतां सो ऽज्ञः पङ्क्त्या हरति किल्बिषम्
nāgrāsanopaviṣṭastu bhuñjota prathamaṃ dvijaḥ / bahūnāṃ paśyatāṃ so 'jñaḥ paṅktyā harati kilbiṣam
ದ್ವಿಜನು ಬಾಗಿಲಿನ ಅಂಚಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಳಿತು ಭುಂಜಿಸಬಾರದು; ವಿಧಿಯಂತೆ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲು ಭುಂಜಿಸಬೇಕು. ಅನೇಕರು ನೋಡುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ಅಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದ ಪಂಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅನుచಿತವಾಗಿ ತಿಂದರೆ, ಆ ಭೋಜನಪಂಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಪಾಪವನ್ನು ತರುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages on dharma (contextual attribution)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through disciplined conduct; such śuddhi supports inner steadiness needed for Atman-realization, which the Kurma Purana elsewhere teaches through yoga and knowledge.
No formal meditation technique is stated; the verse highlights yama-like restraint and śauca (purity) expressed as regulated eating and social discipline, foundational for later yogic practice in the Purana.
This verse is primarily dharma-ācāra instruction rather than theology; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such ethical discipline is shared ground for both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava paths.