Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 40
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
राजन्यवैश्यावप्येवं हीनवर्णासु योनिषु / स्वमेव शौचं कुर्यातां विशुद्ध्यर्थमसंशयम्
rājanyavaiśyāvapyevaṃ hīnavarṇāsu yoniṣu / svameva śaucaṃ kuryātāṃ viśuddhyarthamasaṃśayam
ထိုနည်းတူပင် က္ෂတ္တရိယနှင့် ဝိုင်ရှျတို့သည် အောက်တန်းဝဏ္ဏရှိ မိန်းမတို့နှင့် ပေါင်းသင်းရာမှ မွေးဖွားလာသူဖြစ်သော်လည်း၊ သန့်စင်ခြင်းအတွက် သတ်မှတ်ထားသော သန့်ရှင်းရေးအကျင့်များကို မိမိကိုယ်တိုင် ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်ဟု မသံသယဘဲ ဆိုထားသည်။
Traditional narrator (Purāṇic discourse in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching section; speaker attribution varies by recension, commonly framed as instruction within the sage-led narration).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily juridical (dharma/śauca) rather than metaphysical: it emphasizes external and ritual purification as a prerequisite for social-religious order, not a direct teaching on Ātman. In Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such śauca supports eligibility (adhikāra) for higher disciplines that culminate in self-knowledge.
No specific yogic technique is named; the focus is śauca—purificatory discipline. In the Kurma Purana’s wider Shaiva-Vaishnava framework, śauca functions as a foundational niyama-like restraint that steadies conduct and prepares one for mantra, worship, and higher yogic practice (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline in later teachings).
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis where dharma-based purification is upheld as a shared foundation for devotion and practice across Shaiva and Vaishnava paths—supporting the Kurma Purana’s broader integrative tone.