Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Vārāṇasī (Avimukta) Māhātmya and the Catalogue of Guhya-Tīrthas
तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् देवान् कृत्वा पिण्डप्रिदानकम् / जगाम पुनरेवापि यत्र विश्वेश्वरः शिवः
tarpayitvā pitṝn devān kṛtvā piṇḍapridānakam / jagāma punarevāpi yatra viśveśvaraḥ śivaḥ
他以奠水供养（tarpaṇa）令祖灵（Pitṛ）与诸天欢喜，又行团食供（piṇḍa）之后，复往湿婆——宇宙之主毗湿维湿伐罗——所在之处。
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/compilation voice) describing the actor’s ritual actions
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as purification—by honoring Pitṛs and Devas one becomes fit to approach Viśveśvara Śiva, the universal Lord, pointing to the purāṇic view that inner realization is supported by righteous ritual conduct.
The verse highlights preparatory discipline rather than a specific meditation: śrāddha, tarpaṇa, and piṇḍa-dāna function as karmayoga-style purificatory acts that steady the mind and establish adhikāra (fitness) for higher worship and yogic instruction later in the text.
By presenting Śiva as Viśveśvara—the universal Lord approached after dharmic rites—the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where devotion and dharma culminate in the same supreme reality, harmonizing Shaiva focus with broader Vaiṣṇava-purāṇic narration.