Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 69
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
डिम्बाहवहतानां च विद्युता पार्थिवैर्द्विजैः / सद्यः शौचं समाख्यातं सर्पादिमरणे तथा
ḍimbāhavahatānāṃ ca vidyutā pārthivairdvijaiḥ / sadyaḥ śaucaṃ samākhyātaṃ sarpādimaraṇe tathā
Para los muertos en batalla, para los infantes que mueren tempranamente, para los abatidos por el rayo, y para los dvija (brāhmaṇa) muertos por un rey, se declara la “pureza inmediata” (sadyaḥ-śauca); y lo mismo en las muertes causadas por serpientes y agentes semejantes.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the dharma teaching of the sages in the Kurma Purana context
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
This verse is primarily a dharma-śāstra rule on ashauca and immediate purification; indirectly, it supports the Purana’s spiritual discipline by emphasizing external purity as an aid to inner steadiness (ātma-niṣṭhā), rather than defining Atman directly.
No specific yoga technique is taught here; the verse highlights śauca (purity), a foundational discipline that supports mantra-japa, pūjā, and meditative practice by removing ritual impediments after certain kinds of death.
The verse does not directly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it belongs to the Kurma Purana’s dharma framework that undergirds both Shaiva and Vaishnava practice, where shared disciplines like śauca support worship and yoga across traditions.