Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

आचार्यपुत्रे पत्न्यां च अहोरात्रमुदाहृतम् / एकाहं स्यादुपाध्याये स्वग्रामे श्रोत्रिये ऽपि च

Transliteration

ācāryaputre patnyāṃ ca ahorātramudāhṛtam / ekāhaṃ syādupādhyāye svagrāme śrotriye 'pi ca

Translation

Para o filho do ācārya e para sua esposa, declara-se que a impureza é de um dia e uma noite. Para o upādhyāya (mestre) e também para um śrotriya (brâmane versado nos Vedas) na própria aldeia, deve ser de um dia.

Word by Word

• आचार्य-पुत्रे: in the case of the teacher’s son
• आचार्य-पुत्रे: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• पत्न्याम्: in the case of (one’s) wife
• पत्न्याम्: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• अहोरात्रम्: a day and a night (24 hours)
• अहोरात्रम्: कर्म (द्वितीया/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहः (प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; time-measure noun (‘day-and-night’)

• उदाहृतम्: is stated/declared
• उदाहृतम्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-√हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate

• एकाहम्: one day (for one day)
• एकाहम्: कर्म (द्वितीया/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक; कालवाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; time-measure noun

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• उपाध्याये: in the case of the preceptor (upādhyāya)
• उपाध्याये: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• स्व-ग्रामे: in one’s own village
• स्व-ग्रामे: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• श्रोत्रिये: in the case of a learned Vedic scholar (śrotriya)
• श्रोत्रिये: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; particle (‘also/even’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

Speaker

Suta (narrator) relaying a Dharma teaching within the Kurma Purana

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• ācārya
• upādhyāya
• śrotriya

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra oriented, prescribing ashauca durations; indirectly, it supports Atman-realization by emphasizing disciplines of purity that prepare the mind for mantra, worship, and yogic steadiness.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is taught here; the verse highlights preparatory restraints (niyama-like purity observances) that protect the efficacy of japa, pūjā, and śaiva–vaiṣṇava devotional practice central to the Kurma Purana’s soteriology.

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

The verse does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it contributes to the shared dharmic framework within which the Kurma Purana presents a Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where purity rules support worship of the one Supreme expressed through multiple forms.