Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 27
Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites
शुद्धये सप्तमं श्राद्धं ब्रह्मणा परिभाषितम् / दैविकं चाष्टमं श्राद्धं यत्कृत्वा मुच्यते भयात्
śuddhaye saptamaṃ śrāddhaṃ brahmaṇā paribhāṣitam / daivikaṃ cāṣṭamaṃ śrāddhaṃ yatkṛtvā mucyate bhayāt
शुद्धीसाठी ब्रह्म्याने श्राद्धाचा सातवा प्रकार सांगितला आहे. आणि आठवा ‘दैविक श्राद्ध’—तो केल्याने भयापासून मुक्ती मिळते.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional passage on dharma within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purification (śuddhi) and freedom from fear as outcomes of dharmic action; in Purāṇic theology, fearlessness is a sign of inner clarity that supports realization of the Self, though this verse itself focuses on ritual means.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the verse highlights karma-yoga in the form of śrāddha performed with śraddhā (faith) as a purifying discipline that steadies the mind and reduces fear—supportive conditions for later yogic practice.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it emphasizes orthodox dharma (śrāddha) as taught in the Purāṇic tradition, which the Kurma Purana elsewhere integrates with Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis.