Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 8
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
दशाहात् तु परं सम्यगधीयीत जुहोति च / चतुर्थे तस्य संस्पर्शं मनुराह प्रजापतिः
daśāhāt tu paraṃ samyagadhīyīta juhoti ca / caturthe tasya saṃsparśaṃ manurāha prajāpatiḥ
పది రోజులు గడిచిన తరువాత అతడు విధివిధానంగా వేదాధ్యయనం చేయవచ్చు, అగ్నిలో హోమం చేయవచ్చు. ఆపై నాలుగవ రోజున అతని స్పర్శ అనుమతించబడుతుంది—ఇలా ప్రజాపతి మనువు చెప్పెను.
Sūta (narrator) relaying Dharma-instructions attributed to Manu/Prajāpati within the Kurma Purana discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone: it regulates purity and conduct rather than directly analyzing Ātman. Indirectly, it supports the sāttvika discipline (śauca, niyama) that steadies the mind for Self-knowledge and devotion.
It highlights preparatory discipline: after the prescribed period, one resumes svādhyāya (sacred study) and agnihotra/homa (fire-offering). In Kurma Purana’s broader yogic frame, these function as purification and mind-training practices that support mantra, dhyāna, and devotion.
The verse itself does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it presents shared dharmic norms (śauca, svādhyāya, yajña) honored across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis in the Kurma Purana, forming a common ritual-ethical ground for both traditions.