Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 39
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
द्वे पवित्रे गृहीत्वाथ भाजने क्षालिते पुनः / शं नो देव्या जलं क्षिप्त्वा यवो ऽसीति यवांस्तथा
dve pavitre gṛhītvātha bhājane kṣālite punaḥ / śaṃ no devyā jalaṃ kṣiptvā yavo 'sīti yavāṃstathā
Rồi, cầm hai vòng cỏ pavitra, lại dùng một bình đã rửa sạch; rảy nước và tụng: “Xin Nữ Thần ban điều cát tường cho chúng con”; cũng vậy, làm phép cho lúa mạch, tụng: “Ngươi là lúa mạch.”
Sūta (narrating the ritual instruction as received in the Kurma Purana tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames external purification (water, mantra, consecrated substances) as supportive discipline, preparing the practitioner for inner purity where realization of the Self becomes possible.
It highlights preparatory purificatory acts (saṃskāra, prokṣaṇa, mantra-śuddhi) that function as auxiliaries to Yoga—steadying attention, sanctifying the ritual field, and aligning conduct with dharma before deeper contemplation.
By emphasizing shared dharmic ritual technologies (mantra, purity, consecration) honored across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams, it reflects the Purana’s synthetic outlook where devotional-ritual order supports a unified pursuit of the Supreme.