Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 48
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
सोदकेष्वेतदेव स्यान्मातुराप्तेषु बन्धुषु / दशाहेन शवस्पर्शे सपिण्डश्चैव शुध्यति
sodakeṣvetadeva syānmāturāpteṣu bandhuṣu / daśāhena śavasparśe sapiṇḍaścaiva śudhyati
ရေတော်ပူဇော်ကို အတူမျှဝေသော «ဆိုဒက» ဆက်နွယ်သူများ၊ မိခင်ဘက်ဆွေမျိုးနှင့် အခြားအမျိုးအနွယ်တို့အတွက်လည်း ဤစည်းကမ်းတူညီသည်။ သပိဏ္ဍတစ်ဦးက အလောင်းကို ထိတွေ့ခဲ့လျှင် ဆယ်ရက်အပြီး သန့်စင်သည်။
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma injunctions as taught by the tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily a dharma injunction on ashaucha (ritual impurity) and its duration; it does not directly expound Atman, but it supports the Purana’s broader aim of inner and outer purity (śauca) as a foundation for spiritual practice.
No specific yogic technique is taught here; the emphasis is preparatory discipline—observing śauca/ashaucha rules—so that mantra-japa, pūjā, and meditative observances may be resumed in a ritually fit state after the prescribed ten-day purification.
The verse is not theological; it reflects shared Purāṇic dharma norms upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, where ritual purity supports devotion and practice regardless of whether one worships Shiva, Vishnu, or their unity.