Shloka 36
Solar Rays, Planetary Nourishment, Dhruva-Bondage of the Grahas, and the Lunar Cycle
निः सृतं तदमावास्यां गभस्तिभ्यः स्वधामृतम् / मासतृप्तिमपाप्यग्र्यां पितरः सन्ति निर्वृताः
niḥ sṛtaṃ tadamāvāsyāṃ gabhastibhyaḥ svadhāmṛtam / māsatṛptimapāpyagryāṃ pitaraḥ santi nirvṛtāḥ
അമാവാസ്യാദിനം സൂര്യകിരണങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ‘സ്വധാ’ എന്ന അമൃതം ഒഴുകിവരുന്നു; അതിലൂടെ ഉത്തമമായ മാസതൃപ്തി ലഭിച്ച് പിതൃകൾ സംതൃപ്തിയും ശാന്തിയും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic teaching on Pitṛ-kārya within the Kurma Purana tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly, it presents a dharmic-cosmic order where subtle nourishment (svadhā-amṛta) moves through universal channels (solar rays and lunar timing). This reflects the Purāṇic view that the visible cosmos operates as an instrument of an underlying sacred principle, though the verse itself focuses on Pitṛ-nourishment rather than explicit Ātman doctrine.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it emphasizes karma-kāṇḍa aligned with sacred time (Amāvāsyā) for Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha. In Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such time-aligned rites are supportive disciplines that purify intention and stabilize sāttvika conduct, complementing later yoga and devotion teachings.
This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it illustrates the shared Purāṇic framework where cosmic processes (sun-rays, amāvāsyā) sustain dharma and ancestral rites—teachings commonly upheld across Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava traditions in the Kurma Purana’s integrative outlook.