Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 73
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
पित्र्ये स्वदित इत्येव वाक्यं गोष्ठेषु सूनृतम् / संपन्नमित्यभ्युदये दैवे रोचत इत्यपि
pitrye svadita ityeva vākyaṃ goṣṭheṣu sūnṛtam / saṃpannamityabhyudaye daive rocata ityapi
Nos ritos aos Pitṛs (Antepassados), deve-se proferir a palavra suave e verdadeira: «Foi bem saboreado (svaditam)». Nas assembleias também se prescreve fala doce e honesta. Em tempos de prosperidade e auspicioso florescer, diga-se: «Foi realizado com êxito (saṃpannam)»; e nos ritos aos Devas igualmente: «É agradável/aprovado (rocat[e])».
Vyasa (narratorial instruction within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches sattvic discipline of speech (vāṅ-niyama) as a dharmic foundation—purifying conduct that supports inner clarity required for realizing the Ātman, a theme developed more explicitly in the Kurma Purana’s higher yoga teachings.
It highlights ethical restraint in speech—truthful, gentle, and auspicious utterance—functioning as a preparatory limb for yoga (yama-like discipline). Such regulated speech stabilizes the mind and supports ritual purity and meditative steadiness.
Not explicitly; it contributes to the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths in shared dharma: disciplined, auspicious speech in ancestral and divine rites, which underlies devotion and yoga regardless of sectarian form.