Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 58
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
नाश्रूणि पातयेज्जातु न कुप्येन्नानृतं वदेत् / न पादेन स्पृशेदन्नं न चैतदवधूनयेत्
nāśrūṇi pātayejjātu na kupyennānṛtaṃ vadet / na pādena spṛśedannaṃ na caitadavadhūnayet
ஒருபோதும் கண்ணீர் சிந்தக்கூடாது; கோபம் கொள்ளக்கூடாது; பொய் பேசக்கூடாது. அன்னத்தை காலால் தொடக்கூடாது; அதை உதிர்த்து விடுதல் அல்லது இகழ்ந்து நடத்தலும் கூடாது।
Narratorial instruction within a dharma-ācāra section (traditional framing: Vyāsa/Sūta conveying the Purāṇic teaching)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: by insisting on truthfulness, anger-restraint, and reverence toward food, it supports inner purity (śuddhi) and sattva—conditions traditionally held to steady the mind for Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna).
It highlights ethical restraints akin to yama/niyama—truthfulness (satya), control of anger (krodha-nigraha), and purity/reverence in eating (anna-śauca). In the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-dharma frame, such conduct is the groundwork for higher practice.
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis commonly presents the same dharmic discipline as universally binding, supporting devotion and yoga whether oriented to Śiva (Pāśupata) or to Viṣṇu (Kūrma/Nārāyaṇa).