Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 66
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
नाग्रासनोपविष्टस्तु भुञ्जोत प्रथमं द्विजः / बहूनां पश्यतां सो ऽज्ञः पङ्क्त्या हरति किल्बिषम्
nāgrāsanopaviṣṭastu bhuñjota prathamaṃ dvijaḥ / bahūnāṃ paśyatāṃ so 'jñaḥ paṅktyā harati kilbiṣam
Người hai lần sinh không nên ngồi ăn nơi ngưỡng cửa; trái lại phải ăn trước theo đúng thứ tự. Nếu vì ngu muội mà ngồi ăn theo hàng (pankti) trước mắt nhiều người, thì khiến tội lỗi giáng lên cả hàng ăn ấy.
Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages on dharma (contextual attribution)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through disciplined conduct; such śuddhi supports inner steadiness needed for Atman-realization, which the Kurma Purana elsewhere teaches through yoga and knowledge.
No formal meditation technique is stated; the verse highlights yama-like restraint and śauca (purity) expressed as regulated eating and social discipline, foundational for later yogic practice in the Purana.
This verse is primarily dharma-ācāra instruction rather than theology; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such ethical discipline is shared ground for both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava paths.