Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 54
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
एकाहात् क्षत्रिये शुद्धिर्वैश्ये स्याच्च द्व्यहेन तु / शूद्रे दिनत्रयं प्रोक्तं प्राणायामशतं पुनः
ekāhāt kṣatriye śuddhirvaiśye syācca dvyahena tu / śūdre dinatrayaṃ proktaṃ prāṇāyāmaśataṃ punaḥ
क्षत्रियाची शुद्धी एक दिवसात होते, आणि वैश्याची शुद्धी दोन दिवसांत सांगितली आहे. शूद्रासाठी तीन दिवस ठरविले आहेत; तसेच (अधिक शोधनासाठी) प्राणायामाचे शंभर आवर्तनही कथिले आहे.
Traditional Purana narrator (Sūta) conveying dharma-instructions as taught in the Kurma Purana
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It does so indirectly: by prescribing external and internal purification (including prāṇāyāma), it supports the broader Purāṇic aim of making the mind fit for Self-knowledge and devotion—conditions for realizing the Ātman beyond ritual impurity.
Prāṇāyāma (regulated breath-restraint) is explicitly given as a purifying discipline, aligning with Yogic and Pāśupata-style emphasis on inner cleansing alongside outer observances.
This specific verse is primarily dharma-prescriptive and does not directly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it contributes to the shared ethical and yogic framework through which the Kurma Purana integrates Shaiva and Vaishnava paths.