Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 35
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
बीभत्सुमशुचिं नग्नं मत्तं धूर्तं रजस्वलाम् / नीलकाषायवसनं पाषण्डांश्च विवर्जयेत्
bībhatsumaśuciṃ nagnaṃ mattaṃ dhūrtaṃ rajasvalām / nīlakāṣāyavasanaṃ pāṣaṇḍāṃśca vivarjayet
அருவருக்கத்தக்கவர், தூய்மையற்றவர், நிர்வாணமானவர், போதையில் இருப்பவர், வஞ்சகர், மாதவிடாய் ஆன பெண், நீல அல்லது காவி ஆடை அணிந்தவர் மற்றும் மதவிரோதிகளைத் தவிர்க்க வேண்டும்.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions within the Kurma Purana framework)
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes ethical and ritual boundaries (śauca and sadācāra) that prepare the mind for higher knowledge; such discipline is treated in the Purana as a prerequisite for realizing the Atman beyond impurity and agitation.
No specific technique is taught here; the verse provides yama-like foundations—avoidance of intoxicating, deceitful, and impure influences—supporting steadiness (citta-śuddhi) that later enables mantra, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching.
It does so implicitly: the text prioritizes dharma (purity, restraint, avoidance of adharmic sectarianism) as a shared foundation upon which both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths converge in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis.