Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 13
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
आदन्तजननात् सद्य आचौलादेकरात्रकम् / त्रिरात्रमौपनयनात् सपिण्डानामुदाहृतम्
ādantajananāt sadya ācaulādekarātrakam / trirātramaupanayanāt sapiṇḍānāmudāhṛtam
সপিণ্ড আত্মীয়দের ক্ষেত্রে প্রথম দাঁত ওঠার সঙ্গে সঙ্গেই অশৌচ হয়। প্রথম চূড়াকর্মে এক রাত্রি, আর উপনয়নে তিন রাত্রি বলা হয়েছে।
Sūta (narrator) conveying dharma-teachings as preserved in the Kurma Purana
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It does not directly teach Atman-doctrine; it frames the dharmic discipline of samskara and ashauca, which purifies conduct and supports eligibility for mantra, worship, and yogic practice.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it supplies the ritual-ethical prerequisites (ashauca observances around samskaras) that preserve purity for japa, pūjā, and later Pashupata-oriented sādhanā described elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it belongs to the shared dharma framework accepted across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis.