Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 92
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
द्वौ पिण्डौ निर्वपेत् ताभ्यां क्षेत्रिणे बीजिने तथा / कीर्तयेदथ चैकस्मिन् बीजिनं क्षेत्रिणं ततः
dvau piṇḍau nirvapet tābhyāṃ kṣetriṇe bījine tathā / kīrtayedatha caikasmin bījinaṃ kṣetriṇaṃ tataḥ
Hãy dâng hai bánh piṇḍa: một cho kṣetrin (người chồng hợp pháp) và một cho bījin (người gieo giống). Rồi trong một piṇḍa duy nhất, hãy thỉnh mời cả hai cùng chứng giám—xướng danh người gieo giống trước, rồi đến người chồng.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator instructing dharma-vidhi (Vyāsa/saṃhitā-style exposition within the Kurma Purana’s śrāddha section)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily ritual-instructional rather than metaphysical: it emphasizes correct saṅkalpa (intent) and precise invocation in śrāddha, showing how dharma is upheld through ordered remembrance of relational identities, not by direct Atman-doctrine.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the closest spiritual discipline is ritual mindfulness—careful naming (kīrtana) and intention while offering piṇḍas—supporting the broader Kurma Purana theme that inner discipline and outer dharma together purify the practitioner.
It does not directly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead it reflects the Purāṇa’s dharma framework in which correct rites (like śrāddha) form the ethical-ritual ground that later supports the text’s synthetic devotional and yogic teachings.