Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 33
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
आतिथ्यरहिते श्राद्धे भुञ्जते ये द्विजातयः / काकयोनिं व्रजन्त्येते दाता चैव न संशयः
ātithyarahite śrāddhe bhuñjate ye dvijātayaḥ / kākayoniṃ vrajantyete dātā caiva na saṃśayaḥ
جس شِرادھ میں مہمان نوازی نہ ہو، اس میں جو دِوِج کھاتے ہیں وہ کوا کی یونی میں جاتے ہیں؛ اور داتا بھی—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition; instruction on Śrāddha-dharma as transmitted in the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes that outer rites like Śrāddha must be aligned with dharma (right conduct such as hospitality). In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, ethical alignment is a prerequisite for inner purification that supports knowledge of the Self.
No direct yogic technique is taught in this verse; instead it lays the dharmic groundwork—self-discipline, reverence, and proper conduct—considered supportive of higher sādhana (including Pāśupata-oriented and Ishvara-centered practices taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana).
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it focuses on Śrāddha-dharma. In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such dharmic observance is part of the shared sacred order upheld by the one Supreme Lord worshipped through Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava forms.