Shloka 96
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
मातृश्राद्धं तु पूर्वं स्यात् पितॄणां स्यादनन्तरम् / ततो मातामहानां तु वृद्धौ श्राद्धत्रयं स्मृतम्
mātṛśrāddhaṃ tu pūrvaṃ syāt pitṝṇāṃ syādanantaram / tato mātāmahānāṃ tu vṛddhau śrāddhatrayaṃ smṛtam
พึงทำศราทธ์แด่มารดาก่อน แล้วจึงทำศราทธ์แด่ปิตฤฝ่ายบิดา ต่อจากนั้นทำแด่มาตามหะด้วย—เมื่อย่างสู่วัยชรา—จึงเป็นลำดับศราทธ์สามประการตามคัมภีร์
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and śrāddha procedure
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily procedural (śrāddha-krama) rather than metaphysical; indirectly, it supports the dharmic view that honoring one’s lineage and obligations purifies the mind (citta-śuddhi), which is a traditional prerequisite for realizing the ātman in yoga and jñāna.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this line; it emphasizes karma-yoga in the form of gṛhastha-dharma—performing ancestral rites in the proper order—understood in the Purāṇic synthesis as a discipline that steadies conduct and supports later meditation and devotion.
The verse does not directly mention Śiva-Viṣṇu unity; however, within the Kūrma Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, correct dharma (such as śrāddha) is presented as aligned with the one supreme reality revered through multiple divine forms.