Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 40
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
राजन्यवैश्यावप्येवं हीनवर्णासु योनिषु / स्वमेव शौचं कुर्यातां विशुद्ध्यर्थमसंशयम्
rājanyavaiśyāvapyevaṃ hīnavarṇāsu yoniṣu / svameva śaucaṃ kuryātāṃ viśuddhyarthamasaṃśayam
وكذلك فإنّ الكشترية والويشية أيضًا، إذا وُلِدوا من اقترانٍ بنساءٍ من مرتبةٍ اجتماعية أدنى، فعليهم أن يؤدّوا بأنفسهم أعمال الطهارة المقرّرة—لا ريب—ابتغاءَ التطهّر الطقسي.
Traditional narrator (Purāṇic discourse in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching section; speaker attribution varies by recension, commonly framed as instruction within the sage-led narration).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily juridical (dharma/śauca) rather than metaphysical: it emphasizes external and ritual purification as a prerequisite for social-religious order, not a direct teaching on Ātman. In Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such śauca supports eligibility (adhikāra) for higher disciplines that culminate in self-knowledge.
No specific yogic technique is named; the focus is śauca—purificatory discipline. In the Kurma Purana’s wider Shaiva-Vaishnava framework, śauca functions as a foundational niyama-like restraint that steadies conduct and prepares one for mantra, worship, and higher yogic practice (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline in later teachings).
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis where dharma-based purification is upheld as a shared foundation for devotion and practice across Shaiva and Vaishnava paths—supporting the Kurma Purana’s broader integrative tone.