Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 34
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
परपूर्वासु भार्यासु पुत्रेषु कृतकेषु च / त्रिरात्रं स्यात् तथाचार्ये स्वभार्यास्वन्यगासु च
parapūrvāsu bhāryāsu putreṣu kṛtakeṣu ca / trirātraṃ syāt tathācārye svabhāryāsvanyagāsu ca
पूर्वी दुसऱ्या पुरुषाची पत्नी असलेल्या स्त्रीच्या बाबतीत आणि कृतक (दत्तक) पुत्रांच्या बाबतीत तीन रात्रींचे अशौच होते. आचार्याबाबतही तीन रात्री; तसेच स्वतःची पत्नी दुसऱ्याकडे गेली असल्यासही तीन रात्रींचाच नियम आहे.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-instructions as taught in the dialogue tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach ātma-tattva; it frames dharma through rules of aśauca (ritual-social impurity), implying that disciplined conduct and purity support steadiness of mind—an indirect aid for spiritual realization emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the focus is niyama-like discipline (regulated observance). In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such restraint and purification are treated as preparatory supports for mantra, worship, and meditative practices.
It does not mention Shiva–Vishnu unity directly; it contributes to the Purana’s integrated path by grounding spiritual life in dharma (right conduct), which the text presents as compatible with devotion and yogic pursuit across sectarian forms.