Shloka 39
Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions
परिवेत्ता तथा हिंस्त्रः परिवित्तिर्निराकृतिः / पौनर्भवः कुसीदी च तथा नक्षत्रदर्शकः
parivettā tathā hiṃstraḥ parivittirnirākṛtiḥ / paunarbhavaḥ kusīdī ca tathā nakṣatradarśakaḥ
Gayundin, ang nag-aasawa bago ang nakatatandang kapatid na lalaki, ang marahas, ang nakatatandang kapatid na naiwan dahil nauna ang nakababata, ang itinakwil, ang muling nag-aasawa, ang nagpapautang na may tubo, at ang tagatingin ng mga bituin na ikinabubuhay ang panghuhula—sila’y ibinibilang sa mga dapat sisihin.
Sūta (narrating the dharma-teaching as transmitted in the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it lays the ethical groundwork (sadācāra) by listing censured behaviors, which the Purāṇa treats as prerequisites for higher spiritual discipline.
No specific yogic technique is taught here; the focus is moral restraint and dharmic livelihood—foundational disciplines that support later teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and purification.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; its dharma-listing fits the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where ethical purity supports both Vaiṣṇava devotion (to Lord Kūrma/Viṣṇu) and Śaiva-Pāśupata practice.