Shloka 100
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
अकृत्वा मातृयागं तु यः श्राद्धं परिवेषयेत् / तस्य क्रोधसमाविष्टा हिंसामिच्छन्ति मातरः
akṛtvā mātṛyāgaṃ tu yaḥ śrāddhaṃ pariveṣayet / tasya krodhasamāviṣṭā hiṃsāmicchanti mātaraḥ
മാതൃയാഗം ആദ്യം ചെയ്യാതെ ആരെങ്കിലും ശ്രാദ്ധം നടത്തിയും വിളമ്പിയും ചെയ്താൽ, ക്രോധാവിഷ്ടയായ മാതൃഗണങ്ങൾ അവനു ഹാനി വരണമെന്നു ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു।
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s Śrāddha injunctions in a dharma-teaching context
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as a purifying discipline that steadies the mind; such ritual order supports inner sattva, which the Kurma Purana elsewhere presents as conducive to Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna).
No explicit yoga technique is taught; the verse highlights karma-yoga as disciplined sacred action—performing rites in the proper sequence to cultivate purity, restraint, and reverence, which are prerequisites for deeper sādhana.
Not directly; it reflects the Purana’s broader synthesis by treating dharma (ritual order and divine powers like the Mātṛs) as part of a single sacred cosmos upheld by the Supreme—harm arises from neglect of prescribed sacred duties, not from sectarian difference.