Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 21
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
गर्भच्युतावहोरात्रं सपिण्डे ऽत्यन्तनिर्गुणे / यथेष्टाचरणे ज्ञातौ त्रिरात्रमिति निश्चयः
garbhacyutāvahorātraṃ sapiṇḍe 'tyantanirguṇe / yatheṣṭācaraṇe jñātau trirātramiti niścayaḥ
গৰ্ভচ্যুতি (গৰ্ভপাত) হ’লে এক অহোৰাত্ৰ আশৌচ। আৰু যি সপিণ্ড আত্মীয় একান্ত নিৰ্গুণ, আৰু যি জ্ঞাতি স্বেচ্ছাচাৰী (অনুশাসনহীন)—তেওঁলোকৰ বাবে তিন ৰাতিৰ আশৌচ নিশ্চিত।
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-instructions to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It does not directly teach Atman-doctrine; instead it regulates āśauca, showing that spiritual life in the Kurma Purana integrates inner realization with disciplined dharmic observance.
No explicit yoga practice is given; the verse supports yogic discipline indirectly by emphasizing niyama-like restraint and orderly conduct (as opposed to yatheṣṭācāra), which the Purana treats as supportive of sādhana.
It does not mention Shiva–Vishnu unity explicitly; it reflects the Purana’s broader synthesis where shared dharma and purity-discipline form the common ground for both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava devotional paths.