Shloka 59
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
यस्तेषामन्नमश्नाति सकृदेवापि कामतः / तदाशौचे निवृत्ते ऽसौ स्नानं कृत्वा विशुध्यति
yasteṣāmannamaśnāti sakṛdevāpi kāmataḥ / tadāśauce nivṛtte 'sau snānaṃ kṛtvā viśudhyati
ผู้ใดจงใจรับประทานอาหารของเขา (ผู้มีอาศौจะ) แม้เพียงครั้งเดียว เมื่ออาศौจะสิ้นสุดแล้ว ย่อมชำระตนให้บริสุทธิ์ด้วยการอาบน้ำ।
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings as received from the tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it treats purity as a preparatory discipline (śauca) for dharma and inner clarity; the Self is unstained, but the practitioner observes āśauca–snāna rules to steady conduct and mind for higher knowledge.
Śauca (cleanliness) as a niyama-like discipline: after the impurity-period ends, one performs snāna to restore ritual fitness, supporting steadiness for mantra, worship, and yogic practice emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
Not explicitly; it reflects the shared dharma framework honored across Shaiva–Vaishnava traditions in the Kurma Purana, where outer discipline (purity rules) supports inner devotion and realization regardless of iṣṭa-devatā.