Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 90
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
द्व्यामुष्यायणिको दद्याद् बीजिक्षेत्रिकयोः समम् / ऋक्यादर्धं समादद्यान्नियोगोत्पादितो यदि
dvyāmuṣyāyaṇiko dadyād bījikṣetrikayoḥ samam / ṛkyādardhaṃ samādadyānniyogotpādito yadi
Người con thuộc hai dòng phụ hệ (dvyāmuṣyāyaṇika) phải chia gia sản ngang nhau giữa người gieo giống (bījī) và người chồng hợp pháp/chủ ‘thửa ruộng’ (kṣetrika). Nhưng nếu đứa trẻ được sinh ra do niyoga, thì chỉ nhận một nửa phần đáng lẽ thuộc về người thừa tự chính (ṛkya).
Sūta (narrating the dharma-teachings of the Kurma Purana to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is not a direct Atman-teaching; it frames dharma as social order (inheritance and lineage rules), which the Purana treats as supportive discipline (niyama) for a stable life that can later mature into spiritual inquiry.
No meditation technique is taught here; the emphasis is on Varnashrama-based dharma—ethical-legal clarity about family and inheritance—considered a prerequisite framework that steadies society and the individual for higher sādhana described elsewhere (including Pāśupata-oriented teachings).
It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it represents the Kurma Purana’s broader method where shared dharma foundations underlie later integrative theology and yoga teachings that harmonize Shaiva and Vaishnava perspectives.