Shloka 63
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
पिता पितामहश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः / लेपभाजस्त्रयश्चात्मा सापिण्ड्यं साप्तपौरुषण्
pitā pitāmahaścaiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ / lepabhājastrayaścātmā sāpiṇḍyaṃ sāptapauruṣaṇ
บิดา ปิตามหะ (ปู่) และประปิตามหะ (ทวด)—ทั้งสามเป็นผู้รับเลปะแห่งปิณฑะ; และความเป็นสปิณฑยะขยายไปถึงเจ็ดชั่วบุรุษ
Sūta (narrating dharma-teachings to the sages, within the Kurma Purana’s discourse tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It specifies three primary recipients—father, grandfather, and great-grandfather—described as the lepabhājas (partakers) of the offering.
It states that sapinda kinship—relationship traced through shared piṇḍa/ancestral connection—extends across seven generations, guiding ritual and social duties.
Though primarily a dharma-śāstra style rule on pitṛ-rites, it reflects the Purana’s integrated path where right ritual duty (karma within varṇāśrama) supports inner purification that later culminates in higher teachings such as yoga and devotion.