Shloka 9
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
श्राद्धे निमन्त्रितो विप्रो मैथुनं यो ऽधिगच्छति / ब्रह्महत्यामवाप्नोति तिर्यग्योनौ च जायते
śrāddhe nimantrito vipro maithunaṃ yo 'dhigacchati / brahmahatyāmavāpnoti tiryagyonau ca jāyate
شرادھ کے لیے مدعو برہمن اگر مباشرت کرے تو وہ برہماہتیا (قتلِ برہمن) کے گناہ کا مرتکب ہوتا ہے اور پھر حیوانی رحم میں جنم لیتا ہے۔
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-instructions to the assembled sages
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach ātman-metaphysics; it frames dharma as a discipline of restraint, implying that spiritual progress requires purity of conduct alongside higher knowledge.
It highlights ethical restraint (brahmacarya/indriya-nigraha) as a foundational discipline comparable to yogic yamas—especially crucial during sacred rites like śrāddha.
The verse is primarily dharma-śāstric rather than sectarian; it reflects the Purana’s shared ethical framework upheld across Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where ritual purity and self-control are universally binding.