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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 98

Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct

Devanagari script

पूर्वं तु मातरः पूज्या भक्त्या वै सगणेश्वराः / स्थण्डिलेषु विचित्रेषु प्रतिमासु द्विजातिषु

Transliteration

pūrvaṃ tu mātaraḥ pūjyā bhaktyā vai sagaṇeśvarāḥ / sthaṇḍileṣu vicitreṣu pratimāsu dvijātiṣu

Translation

Pertama-tama, para Ibu Ilahi (Mātṛs) hendaklah dipuja dengan bhakti, bersama Gaṇeśvara. Mereka dihormati pada sthaṇḍila yang dihias indah, melalui arca, dan melalui kaum dvijāti (para brāhmaṇa) yang menjalankan upacara.

Word by Word

पूर्वम्first

तुindeed

मातरःthe Mothers (Mātṛs)

पूज्याःto be worshipped

भक्त्याwith devotion

वैindeed

स-गण-ईश्वराःtogether with Gaṇeśvara

स्थण्डिलेषुon altar-grounds (sthaṇḍilas)

विचित्रेषुvariegated/ornate

प्रतिमासुin/at images (icons)

द्विजातिषुamong the twice-born (brāhmaṇa etc.)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s ritual injunctions to the sages at Naimisharanya

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Mātṛs (Divine Mothers)

Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa)

Dvija (twice-born, especially Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it frames worship as beginning with ordered reverence to divine powers (Mātṛs) and Gaṇeśvara, implying that spiritual realization is supported by disciplined, dharmic preparation rather than random practice.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes preparatory discipline (pūrvakriyā): devotion (bhakti), ritual purity, and structured worship on a consecrated space (sthaṇḍila). In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such ordered preliminaries stabilize the mind for higher practices like mantra-japa and contemplative absorption.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By prescribing Gaṇeśvara and the Mātṛs—typically Shaiva-associated deities—within a Purāṇic framework that also honors Viṣṇu/Kūrma, it reflects the text’s integrative stance: shared dharmic rites support devotion to the one Supreme revered through multiple forms.