Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 61
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
दाहाद्यशौचं कर्तव्यं द्विजानामग्निहोत्रिणाम् / सपिण्डानां तु मरणे मरणादितरेषु च
dāhādyaśaucaṃ kartavyaṃ dvijānāmagnihotriṇām / sapiṇḍānāṃ tu maraṇe maraṇāditareṣu ca
অগ্নিহোত্র পালনকারী দ্বিজ গৃহস্থদের দাহকর্মাদি থেকে আরম্ভ করে অশৌচ পালন করতে হয়; নিজের সপিণ্ড আত্মীয়ের মৃত্যুতে এবং অন্যান্য মৃত্যু-সম্পর্কিত ক্ষেত্রেও তাই প্রযোজ্য।
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it frames the dharmic discipline of a householder (especially an Agnihotrin), implying that spiritual pursuit in the Kurma Purana is supported by regulated conduct and purity observances.
No specific yoga technique is stated; the focus is on Varnāśrama-based purity rules (aśauca) that stabilize a practitioner’s ritual and ethical life, which the Kurma Purana treats as a foundation for higher sādhanā, including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yogic discipline.
The verse is primarily dharma-legal rather than theological; indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis by presenting disciplined ritual life as compatible with the broader Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava spiritual path taught elsewhere in the text.