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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 34

Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence

Devanagari script

परपूर्वासु भार्यासु पुत्रेषु कृतकेषु च / त्रिरात्रं स्यात् तथाचार्ये स्वभार्यास्वन्यगासु च

Transliteration

parapūrvāsu bhāryāsu putreṣu kṛtakeṣu ca / trirātraṃ syāt tathācārye svabhāryāsvanyagāsu ca

Translation

Im Fall einer Ehefrau, die zuvor einem anderen Mann angehörte (parapūrvā), und im Fall angenommener Söhne (kṛtaka) beträgt die Unreinheit drei Nächte; ebenso sind es drei Nächte beim ācārya. Derselbe Zeitraum von drei Nächten ist auch für die eigenen Ehefrauen vorgeschrieben, die zu einem anderen gegangen sind.

Word by Word

परपूर्वासुin the case of former/previous (wives)

भार्यासुamong wives

पुत्रेषुamong sons

कृतकेषुadopted/artificial (sons)

चand

त्रिरात्रम्three nights (for three nights)

स्यात्should be

तथाlikewise

आचार्येin the case of the teacher

स्व-भार्यासुamong one’s own wives

अन्यगासुgone to another (i.e., remarried/with another man)

चand

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-instructions as taught in the dialogue tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

Ācārya

Bhāryā (wife)

Putra (son)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse does not directly teach ātma-tattva; it frames dharma through rules of aśauca (ritual-social impurity), implying that disciplined conduct and purity support steadiness of mind—an indirect aid for spiritual realization emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the focus is niyama-like discipline (regulated observance). In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such restraint and purification are treated as preparatory supports for mantra, worship, and meditative practices.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not mention Shiva–Vishnu unity directly; it contributes to the Purana’s integrated path by grounding spiritual life in dharma (right conduct), which the text presents as compatible with devotion and yogic pursuit across sectarian forms.