Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 46
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
असपिण्डं द्विजं प्रेतं विप्रो निर्हृत्य बन्धुवत् / अशित्वा च सहोषित्वा दशरात्रेण शुध्यति
asapiṇḍaṃ dvijaṃ pretaṃ vipro nirhṛtya bandhuvat / aśitvā ca sahoṣitvā daśarātreṇa śudhyati
Kung ang isang brāhmaṇa ay magsagawa ng tungkulin sa libing para sa isang yumao na dvija na hindi kabilang sa sariling sapinda, na itinuring na parang kamag-anak; at siya’y kumain at nanatiling kasama nila, siya’y magiging dalisay pagkalipas ng sampung gabi.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma rules to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Kurma Purana framework)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-oriented (śauca/āśauca) rather than metaphysical; indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic view that inner purity and disciplined conduct support higher knowledge, but it does not directly define Ātman.
No specific yogic technique is taught here; the verse emphasizes ritual and social discipline (proper handling of death-contact and its purification period), which in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis functions as a prerequisite for steadiness (śuddhi) supportive of sādhana.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it belongs to the dharma section on funerary conduct, which the Kurma Purana integrates alongside its later devotional–yogic teachings.