Shloka 25
Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions
ब्राह्मणो ह्यनधीयानस्तृणाग्निरिव शाम्यति / तस्मै हव्यं न दातव्यं न हि भस्मनि हूयते
brāhmaṇo hyanadhīyānastṛṇāgniriva śāmyati / tasmai havyaṃ na dātavyaṃ na hi bhasmani hūyate
ਜੋ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਸਵਾਧਿਆਇ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ, ਉਹ ਘਾਹ ਦੀ ਅੱਗ ਵਾਂਗ ਬੁੱਝ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਹਵ੍ਯ ਨਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਵੇ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਰਾਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਹੁਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਾਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ।
Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages on dharma (svadhyaya as brahminical tapas)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames svādhyāya as a necessary discipline for clarity and continuity of sacred knowledge through which the Atman-Brahman teaching is preserved and realized; without it, spiritual potency ‘cools’ like a fire that has become ash.
Svādhyāya (scriptural recitation and contemplative study) is emphasized as a form of tapas supporting dharma and inner purification—foundational to Kurma Purana’s broader sādhanā (including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and later Pāśupata-oriented discipline).
It does not name Shiva directly; instead it presents a shared dharmic standard—discipline, purity, and eligibility for ritual—which both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions uphold in the Kurma Purana’s integrative framework.