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
Pagkaraan ng sampung araw, maaari nang muling mag-aral ng Veda nang wasto at magsagawa ng pag-aalay (āhuti) sa banal na apoy. At sa ikaapat na araw (pagkatapos nito), pinahihintulutan ang paghipo sa kanya—gaya ng ipinahayag ni Manu, si Prajāpati, panginoon ng mga nilalang.
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.