Shloka 17
Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites
विद्यामभीष्टा जीवे तु धनं वै भार्गवे पुनः / शमैश्वरे लभेदायुः प्रतिपत्सु सुतान् शुभान्
vidyāmabhīṣṭā jīve tu dhanaṃ vai bhārgave punaḥ / śamaiśvare labhedāyuḥ pratipatsu sutān śubhān
गुरौ बलवति सति जीवेऽभीष्टां विद्यां लभते; भार्गवे प्रबले धनसमृद्धिं प्राप्नोति। शनैश्चरशमनकाले दीर्घायुः स्यात्; प्रतिपत्तिथौ च शुभान् सुतान् अवाप्नोति॥
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it treats worldly attainments (knowledge, wealth, longevity, progeny) as fruits arising within prakṛti through time, tithi, and graha-influences—implying that these are not the Atman itself but karmic outcomes that a seeker may transcend through higher yoga and devotion.
This verse is not a meditation instruction; it belongs to a dharmic–jyotiṣa register describing results. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such results are ideally subordinated to sādhana—self-restraint (śama), devotion, and yogic discipline—so that prosperity supports dharma rather than binding the practitioner.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purana’s integrative stance by placing astrological and ritual-life guidance within a larger framework where divine order (Īśvara) governs karmic fruits, while liberation is sought through unified devotion and yoga beyond those fruits.