Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 48
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
सोदकेष्वेतदेव स्यान्मातुराप्तेषु बन्धुषु / दशाहेन शवस्पर्शे सपिण्डश्चैव शुध्यति
sodakeṣvetadeva syānmāturāpteṣu bandhuṣu / daśāhena śavasparśe sapiṇḍaścaiva śudhyati
समान उदक-तर्पण वाले (सोदक), अर्थात् माता-पक्ष के सम्बन्धी और अन्य बन्धुओं के विषय में भी यही नियम है: शव-स्पर्श होने पर सपिण्ड भी दस दिनों में शुद्ध होता है।
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma injunctions as taught by the tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily a dharma injunction on ashaucha (ritual impurity) and its duration; it does not directly expound Atman, but it supports the Purana’s broader aim of inner and outer purity (śauca) as a foundation for spiritual practice.
No specific yogic technique is taught here; the emphasis is preparatory discipline—observing śauca/ashaucha rules—so that mantra-japa, pūjā, and meditative observances may be resumed in a ritually fit state after the prescribed ten-day purification.
The verse is not theological; it reflects shared Purāṇic dharma norms upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, where ritual purity supports devotion and practice regardless of whether one worships Shiva, Vishnu, or their unity.