Shloka 55
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
सूपशाकफलानीक्षून् पयो दधि घृतं मधु / अन्नं चैव यथाकामं विविधं भक्ष्यपेयकम्
sūpaśākaphalānīkṣūn payo dadhi ghṛtaṃ madhu / annaṃ caiva yathākāmaṃ vividhaṃ bhakṣyapeyakam
وہ سوپ، پکی ہوئی سبزیاں، پھل اور گنا؛ نیز دودھ، دہی، گھی اور شہد—اور خواہش کے مطابق طرح طرح کے کھانے اور خوردنی و نوشیدنی نذر کرے۔
Narratorial instruction within a dharma-teaching passage (Kurma Purana’s prescriptive voice, traditionally framed as Lord Kūrma’s discourse to sages/Indradyumna in the broader dialogue).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-practical rather than metaphysical: it supports purification of mind (citta-śuddhi) through selfless giving and reverent hospitality, which the Kurma Purana treats as a foundation for realizing the Self.
No direct meditation technique is taught here; the practice implied is karma-yoga in a dharmic form—offering wholesome foods and drinks without selfishness—preparing the aspirant for higher disciplines such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion, restraint, and contemplation taught elsewhere in the text.
Indirectly: by emphasizing dharma (right conduct) as common ground, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where devotion and righteous action are acceptable approaches within both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frames, leading toward the same Supreme.