Shloka 95
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
दर्भाश्च ऋजवः कार्या युग्मान् वै भोजयेद् द्विजान् / नान्दीमुखास्तु पितरः प्रीयन्तामिति वाचयेत्
darbhāśca ṛjavaḥ kāryā yugmān vai bhojayed dvijān / nāndīmukhāstu pitaraḥ prīyantāmiti vācayet
നേരായ ദർഭ പകര്ത്തി, ദ്വിജന്മാരെ ജോടികളായി ഭോജനിപ്പിക്കണം. അപ്പോൾ—“നാന്ദീമുഖ പിതൃകൾ പ്രസന്നരാകട്ടെ” എന്നു ചൊല്ലണം.
Narratorial instruction within the Śrāddha-vidhi section (traditional Purāṇic voice attributed to Vyāsa’s narration in the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it teaches dharmic action (karma) through śrāddha—ritual service that aligns the householder with ṛta (cosmic order), which in Purāṇic theology supports inner purity conducive to Self-knowledge.
No formal yoga technique is taught here; the practice is ritual discipline—mantra-recitation, purity, and offering—treated in the Kurma Purana as preparatory sādhana (citta-śuddhi) that complements later yogic teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and restraint.
The verse is primarily śrāddha-instruction and does not mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity explicitly; indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis where correct dharma and ancestral rites are upheld across both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frameworks as a shared ground of spiritual life.