Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 80
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
शुचिरक्रोधनः शान्तः सत्यवादी समाहितः / स्वाध्यायं च तथाध्वानं कर्ता भोक्ता च वर्जयेत्
śucirakrodhanaḥ śāntaḥ satyavādī samāhitaḥ / svādhyāyaṃ ca tathādhvānaṃ kartā bhoktā ca varjayet
मनुष्य शुचिर्भूत, अक्रोधी, शांत, सत्यवादी व अंतर्मुख समाहित असावा। स्वाध्याय व ध्यान करावे आणि ‘मी कर्ता’ ‘मी भोक्ता’ हा भाव त्यागावा।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna in the Upari-bhāga’s yogic-dharma teachings
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By instructing the abandonment of the notions “I am the doer” and “I am the enjoyer,” it points to the Self as witness-consciousness beyond egoic agency and possession—an Atman aligned with the Lord’s higher sovereignty rather than personal appropriation.
It prescribes foundational yama-like virtues (purity, non-anger, peace, truthfulness, collectedness) and explicitly emphasizes svādhyāya (scriptural self-study/recitation) and dhyāna (meditative contemplation), framing them as supports for dissolving egoic agency in Pāśupata-oriented practice.
Though not naming them directly, the verse embodies the Purana’s synthesis: devotion and discipline culminate in relinquishing egoic doership—an insight shared across Shaiva Pāśupata yoga and Vaishnava teachings on surrender to the Supreme Lord.