Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

पक्षिणी योनिसम्बन्धे बान्धवेषु तथैव च / एकरात्रं समुद्दिष्टं गुरौ सब्रह्मचारिणि

Transliteration

pakṣiṇī yonisambandhe bāndhaveṣu tathaiva ca / ekarātraṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ gurau sabrahmacāriṇi

Translation

ចំពោះការស្លាប់ដោយសត្វបក្សីស្រី និងករណីពាក់ព័ន្ធតាមខ្សែជាតិ (យោនិសම්බន្ធ) ព្រមទាំងក្នុងចំណោមសាច់ញាតិ កំណត់អសោចត្រឹមមួយយប់។ ហើយមួយយប់ដូចគ្នានេះ ក៏បានប្រកាសសម្រាប់គ្រូ (គុរុ) និងសហព្រហ្មចារី (សិស្សរួមសិក្សា) ផងដែរ។

Word by Word

• पक्षिणी: in the case of a female bird
• पक्षिणी: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular (context: ‘in the case of’)

• योनि-सम्बन्धे: in relation to the womb/birth-connection
• योनि-सम्बन्धे: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• बान्धवेषु: among relatives
• बान्धवेषु: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; Locative plural

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय; emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• एकरात्रम्: one night (for one night)
• एकरात्रम्: कर्म (द्वितीया/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; time-measure noun

• समुद्दिष्टम्: is prescribed/declared
• समुद्दिष्टम्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate with implied ‘is’

• गुरौ: in the case of the teacher
• गुरौ: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• स-ब्रह्मचारिणि: in the case of a fellow student (one with whom one is a brahmacārin)
• स-ब्रह्मचारिणि: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् ‘with’) + ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic dharma-teaching within the Kurma Purana’s prāyaścitta/ācāra section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Sabrahmacārin (fellow student)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is not a direct Atman-teaching; it belongs to dharma-vidhi (ritual-ethical regulation) and specifies the duration of āśauca (impurity) in certain relations, supporting purity-discipline that traditionally undergirds higher spiritual practice.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught here; indirectly, it reinforces niyama-like discipline (śauca/purity and regulated conduct), which Purāṇic traditions treat as a prerequisite for mantra, japa, pūjā, and contemplative practice.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by grounding spiritual life in shared dharma norms—purity rules that apply across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava observances.