Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 23 Shloka 25 - Kurma Purana | Marathi | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

देशान्तरगतं श्रुत्वा सूतकं शावमेव तु / तावदप्रयतो मर्त्यो यावच्छेषः समाप्यते

Transliteration

deśāntaragataṃ śrutvā sūtakaṃ śāvameva tu / tāvadaprayato martyo yāvaccheṣaḥ samāpyate

Translation

दूर देशी सूतक किंवा शाव-अशौच झाल्याचे ऐकून मनुष्य शेष काल संपेपर्यंतच अप्रयत (अशुद्ध) राहतो।

Word by Word

देशान्तरगतम्gone to another country/place (i.e., occurring elsewhere)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

सूतकम्the sūtaka impurity

शावम्the death-impurity (śāva)

एवindeed/only

तुbut

तावत्so long

अप्रयतःnot restrained/impure (not observant)

मर्त्यःa man

यावत्until

शेषःthe remainder (of the period)

समाप्यतेis completed

Speaker

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

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

Sūtaka

Śāvaka

Dharma

Āśauca

FAQs

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

It does not directly teach ātma-tattva; it regulates external āśauca (ritual impurity) so that dharma and worship can be resumed in an orderly way once the prescribed period ends.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught; the verse supports discipline (niyama) by clarifying when one is fit to return to japa, pūjā, and other sādhana after hearing of birth/death impurity at a distance.

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

It is a dharma-rule verse rather than a sectarian statement; it reflects the Purana’s synthesis by emphasizing shared Vedic-smārta purity norms that apply across Shiva and Vishnu worship once āśauca is completed.