Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 1
Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे एकविशो ऽध्याय इन् रेए निछ्त् ज़ुल्äस्सिगे ज़ेइछेन्: व्यास उवाच गोमयेनोदकैर्भूमिं शोधयित्वा समाहितः / संनिपात्य द्विजान् सर्वान् साधुभिः संनिमन्त्रयेत्
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge ekaviśo 'dhyāya IN REE NICHT ZULÄSSIGE ZEICHEN: vyāsa uvāca gomayenodakairbhūmiṃ śodhayitvā samāhitaḥ / saṃnipātya dvijān sarvān sādhubhiḥ saṃnimantrayet
如是，在神圣的《室利·库尔摩往世书》中，于六千颂《集成》之后分部——（此处为章末题记）。毗耶娑说道：以牛粪与清水净化地面，令心安定；当召集一切“二次生”之人，并在贤善者协助下，依仪轨郑重邀请他们参加圣礼。
Vyasa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes śauca (purity) and samādhāna (mental collectedness) as prerequisites for dharma and worship—disciplines that steady the mind and make it fit for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Upari-bhāga (including the Ishvara Gītā).
Samāhitaḥ (being composed/collected) points to inner discipline akin to yogic concentration; the verse frames outer śauca (purifying the site) together with inner steadiness as the practical foundation for mantra, worship, and later contemplative practice.
By focusing on shared dharmic procedure rather than sectarian identity: the same standards of purity, right invitation of sādhus and dvijas, and disciplined intent are presented as universal prerequisites for sacred rites—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s harmonizing Shaiva–Vaishnava outlook.