Shloka 3
Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites
प्रतिपत्प्रभृति ह्यन्यास्तिथयः कृष्णपक्षके / चतुर्दशीं वर्जयित्वा प्रशस्ता ह्युत्तरोत्तराः
pratipatprabhṛti hyanyāstithayaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣake / caturdaśīṃ varjayitvā praśastā hyuttarottarāḥ
Bermula dari tithi pertama (Pratipat), tithi-tithi lain dalam Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (separuh gelap) adalah terpuji—kecuali Caturdaśī (hari keempat belas); dan ia menjadi semakin mujarab serta bertuah, satu demi satu.
Suta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching context to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as disciplined alignment with cosmic order (kāla/tithi). In the Kurma Purana’s larger synthesis, such ordered observance supports inner purity that enables knowledge of the Self.
The verse focuses on vrata-timing (tithi selection) rather than a specific technique. In Kurma Purana praxis, correct observance of time-bound vows functions as preparatory discipline (niyama-like restraint) supporting higher yoga and devotion.
Not explicitly; it teaches a shared dharma framework of sacred time. In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such calendrical observances are common supports for both Shiva- and Vishnu-oriented worship leading toward one supreme reality.