Shloka 68
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
यज्ञे विवाहकाले च देवयागे तथैव च / सद्यः शौचं समाख्यातं दुर्भिक्षे चाप्युपद्रवे
yajñe vivāhakāle ca devayāge tathaiva ca / sadyaḥ śaucaṃ samākhyātaṃ durbhikṣe cāpyupadrave
Sa panahon ng yajña (handog na ritwal), sa oras ng kasalan, at gayundin sa devayāga (pagsamba at handog sa mga deva), itinatakda ang “agarang paglilinis” (sadyaḥ-śauca); at gayon din sa panahon ng taggutom at sa mga sandali ng kapahamakan at kaguluhan.
Traditional narration (Purāṇic instruction on Dharma/Śauca, as taught within the Kurma Purana’s discourse framework)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily a dharma-śāstric instruction on śauca (purification) and does not directly define Ātman; it implies that outer discipline and timely ritual order support inner clarity, which the Purāṇa elsewhere connects to spiritual realization.
No specific yogic technique is taught here; the verse highlights disciplined conduct (niyama-like śauca) and situational dharma—maintaining purity protocols even under constraints such as ceremonies, famine, or calamity.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by treating dharma and ritual order as universally binding across devotional settings, whether oriented to Devas in general or sectarian worship contexts.