Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
त्रिरात्रं दशरात्रं वा ब्राह्मणानामशौचकम् / प्राक्संस्कारात् त्रिरात्रं स्यात् तस्मादूर्ध्वं दशाहकम्
trirātraṃ daśarātraṃ vā brāhmaṇānāmaśaucakam / prāksaṃskārāt trirātraṃ syāt tasmādūrdhvaṃ daśāhakam
ສຳລັບພຣາຫມະນະ ໄລຍະອະເສົາຈະອາດເປັນສາມຄືນ ຫຼືສິບຄືນ. ກ່ອນທີ່ຈະປະກອບສັງສະກາຣະ (saṃskāra) ໃຫ້ເດັກ ຄວນເປັນສາມຄືນ; ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ ຈຶ່ງເປັນການຖືສິບມື້ (ສິບຄືນ).
Suta (narrator) conveying Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
It does not directly define Ātman; instead, it frames dharmic discipline (niyama) through purity rules, which in the Kurma Purana supports inner steadiness needed for spiritual realization.
No specific meditation is taught in this verse, but it implies preparatory discipline—observing aśauca periods and saṃskāras—which functions as a yogic foundation (ethical and ritual niyama) for steadier sādhana.
It does not mention Shiva–Vishnu unity explicitly; it contributes to the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by grounding devotees in shared dharma norms that support both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava paths.
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