Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 13
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
आदन्तजननात् सद्य आचौलादेकरात्रकम् / त्रिरात्रमौपनयनात् सपिण्डानामुदाहृतम्
ādantajananāt sadya ācaulādekarātrakam / trirātramaupanayanāt sapiṇḍānāmudāhṛtam
سپنڈ رشتہ داروں کے لیے پہلے دانت نکلتے ہی اشوچ فوراً مانا جاتا ہے۔ پہلے چُوڑاکرم (چول) پر ایک رات، اور اُپنयन پر تین راتیں بیان کی گئی ہیں۔
Sūta (narrator) conveying dharma-teachings as preserved in the Kurma Purana
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It does not directly teach Atman-doctrine; it frames the dharmic discipline of samskara and ashauca, which purifies conduct and supports eligibility for mantra, worship, and yogic practice.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it supplies the ritual-ethical prerequisites (ashauca observances around samskaras) that preserve purity for japa, pūjā, and later Pashupata-oriented sādhanā described elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it belongs to the shared dharma framework accepted across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis.