Shloka 41
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
अपसव्यं ततः कृत्वा पितॄणां दक्षिणामुखः / आवाहनं ततः कुर्यादुशन्तस्त्वेत्यृचा बुधः
apasavyaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā pitṝṇāṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ / āvāhanaṃ tataḥ kuryāduśantastvetyṛcā budhaḥ
จากนั้นจัดสายศักดิ์สิทธิ์แบบอปสัวยะ และหันหน้าไปทางทิศใต้เพื่อบูชาปิตฤ แล้วผู้รู้พึงทำการอาวาหนะด้วยฤคเวทฤจาที่ขึ้นต้นว่า “uśantaḥ…”
Sūta (narrating traditional ritual instruction to the sages, within the Purāṇic frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames śrāddha as a dharmic discipline that purifies intention and conduct; such purification is treated in the Kurma Purana as supportive for higher knowledge (ātma-jñāna) taught elsewhere, including the Ishvara Gita context.
This verse emphasizes ritual yoga (karma-yoga in a dharmic sense): correct orientation (dakṣiṇāmukha), correct sacred-thread mode (apasavya), and mantra-based invocation (āvāhana with a ṛc). These ordered acts train attention, purity, and reverence—foundational disciplines that complement the Kurma Purana’s later yoga teachings.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; however, it exemplifies the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding higher theistic and yogic teachings in shared Vedic dharma—where mantra, ritual order, and devotion function as common pathways across Shaiva–Vaishnava traditions.