Shloka 43
Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites
संवत्सरं तु गव्येन पयसा पायसेन तु / वार्ध्रोणसस्य मांसेन तृप्तिर्द्वादशवार्षिकी
saṃvatsaraṃ tu gavyena payasā pāyasena tu / vārdhroṇasasya māṃsena tṛptirdvādaśavārṣikī
Com leite de vaca obtém-se satisfação por um ano; do mesmo modo com leite e com o arroz doce cozido no leite (pāyasa). Mas com a carne de Varāha (javali), diz-se que a satisfação dura doze anos.
Sūta (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya), within a discourse on dāna and food-merit in the Kurma Purana
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-oriented, describing graded results (tṛpti) from specific foods; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but reflects the Purāṇic idea that disciplined offerings shape one’s inner steadiness and merit.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the practice implied is purity and restraint through right offering (dāna/anna), which the Kurma Purana treats as supportive discipline for higher sādhanā, including later yoga-oriented instructions elsewhere in the text.
It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it belongs to a dharma section on offerings. In the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such dharma acts are presented as compatible supports for devotion and realization across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava frameworks.