Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 23
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
मरणोत्पत्तियोगे तु मरणाच्छुद्धिरिष्यते / अघवृद्धिमदाशौचमूर्घ्वं चेत् तेन शुध्यति
maraṇotpattiyoge tu maraṇācchuddhiriṣyate / aghavṛddhimadāśaucamūrghvaṃ cet tena śudhyati
Kapag nagkasabay ang kamatayan at kapanganakan (nagkapatong ang aśauca), ang paglilinis ay itinakda ayon sa karumihan dahil sa kamatayan lamang. Kung ang panahon ng karumihan ay dapat sanang humaba dahil sa dagdag na aghā (uwing-luksa), magiging dalisay ang tao sa pagwawakas ng mismong panahong iyon na ukol sa kamatayan.
Sūta (narrator) conveying Kurma Purana’s dharma-śāstric rule
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily a dharma rule about ritual impurity (aśauca) and social purification; it does not directly teach ātman-metaphysics, but it supports the Purana’s broader ethic that outer discipline and inner purity should be harmonized.
No specific yoga technique is taught here; the focus is niyama-like discipline—regulated conduct during aśauca—often treated in the Kurma Purana as supportive of sattva and mental steadiness, which in turn aids sādhana.
It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; instead it presents shared Purāṇic dharma norms that both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions uphold, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative religious culture.