Shloka 56
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
यद् यदिष्टं द्विजेन्द्राणां तत्सर्वं विनिवेदयेत् / धान्यांस्तिलांश्च विविधान् शर्करा विविधास्तथा
yad yadiṣṭaṃ dvijendrāṇāṃ tatsarvaṃ vinivedayet / dhānyāṃstilāṃśca vividhān śarkarā vividhāstathā
สิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งที่ทวิชผู้ประเสริฐปรารถนา พึงน้อมถวายทั้งหมดนั้น—ธัญพืชนานาชนิด งาหลากแบบ และน้ำตาลหลายประเภทเช่นกัน।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma (dāna and hospitality)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes self-transcendence through dāna—reducing possessiveness and ego—an ethical groundwork that supports inner purification leading toward Atman-realization in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching.
No specific āsana or dhyāna is stated; the verse highlights karma-yoga in the form of humble offering and service to the worthy, a discipline that purifies the mind and supports later yogic practices described elsewhere in the text.
By presenting dharma as a shared, non-sectarian foundation: the ethic of reverent offering to the spiritually learned is upheld across Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis in the Kurma Purana, preparing the seeker for higher teachings without sectarian division.