Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 110
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
एकं तु भोजयेद् विप्रं पितॄनुद्दिश्य सत्तमम् / नित्यश्राद्धं तदुद्दिष्टं पितृयज्ञो गतिप्रदः
ekaṃ tu bhojayed vipraṃ pitṝnuddiśya sattamam / nityaśrāddhaṃ taduddiṣṭaṃ pitṛyajño gatipradaḥ
پِتروں کے نام پر ایک ہی بہترین برہمن کو کھانا کھلانا چاہیے۔ یہی ‘نِتیہ شرادھ’ کہا گیا ہے؛ یہ پِتر یَجْن ہے جو مبارک گتی عطا کرتا ہے۔
Sage teaching Śrāddha-dharma (Purāṇic narrator tradition, within Kurma Purana’s instructional discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as a purifier of intention (saṅkalpa). By dedicating an act to the Pitṛs with sincerity, the practitioner refines mind and karma—supportive conditions for Self-knowledge, though the verse itself is primarily ritual-ethical.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the practice is karma-yoga in a dharmic mode—nitya-karman performed with dedication and purity. In Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such disciplined daily rites stabilize the mind for higher sādhana (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation).
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it emphasizes a shared Purāṇic principle honored across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava traditions: Pitṛ-yajña and śrāddha as authoritative dharma that supports auspicious gati and spiritual progress.