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
ദ്വിജൻ വാതിൽത്തറയിൽ ഇരുന്ന് ഭക്ഷിക്കരുത്; വിധിപ്രകാരം യഥാക്രമം ആദ്യം ഭുജിക്കണം. പലരും നോക്കിനിൽക്കെ അജ്ഞാനത്തോടെ പംക്തിയിൽ അനുചിതമായി തിന്നാൽ, ആ ഭോജനപംക്തിയിലേക്ക് പാപം കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നു.
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.