Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 25
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
देशान्तरगतं श्रुत्वा सूतकं शावमेव तु / तावदप्रयतो मर्त्यो यावच्छेषः समाप्यते
deśāntaragataṃ śrutvā sūtakaṃ śāvameva tu / tāvadaprayato martyo yāvaccheṣaḥ samāpyate
Hört man, dass in einem fernen Land sūtaka (Unreinheit durch Geburt) oder śāvaka (Unreinheit durch Tod) eingetreten ist, so bleibt der Mensch nur so lange aprayata (rituell ungeeignet), bis die verbleibende Frist (der Unreinheit) vollendet ist.
Sūta (narrator) conveying dharma-instructions as taught in the Kurma Purana’s discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It does not directly teach ātma-tattva; it regulates external āśauca (ritual impurity) so that dharma and worship can be resumed in an orderly way once the prescribed period ends.
No specific yogic technique is taught; the verse supports discipline (niyama) by clarifying when one is fit to return to japa, pūjā, and other sādhana after hearing of birth/death impurity at a distance.
It is a dharma-rule verse rather than a sectarian statement; it reflects the Purana’s synthesis by emphasizing shared Vedic-smārta purity norms that apply across Shiva and Vishnu worship once āśauca is completed.