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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 22

Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence

Devanagari script

यदि स्यात् सूतके सूतिर्मरणे वा मृतिर्भवेत् / शेषेणैव भवेच्छुद्धिरहः शेषे त्रिरात्रकम्

Transliteration

yadi syāt sūtake sūtirmaraṇe vā mṛtirbhavet / śeṣeṇaiva bhavecchuddhirahaḥ śeṣe trirātrakam

Translation

Nếu trong thời kỳ sūtaka (bất tịnh do sinh nở) lại xảy ra một lần sinh nữa, hoặc trong thời kỳ bất tịnh do tang sự lại có thêm một cái chết, thì sự thanh tịnh đạt được bằng cách chỉ tính phần thời gian còn lại của kỳ bất tịnh đang diễn ra. Nhưng nếu chỉ còn lại một phần của ngày, thì thời hạn tẩy tịnh phải được tính là ba đêm.

Word by Word

यदिif

स्यात्should be/occur

सूतकेin the impurity period (sūtaka)

सूतिḥa birth/childbirth

मरणेin (case of) death

वाor

मृतिःdeath (event)

भवेत्should occur

शेषेणby the remainder (of the period)

एवonly/indeed

भवेत्should be

शुद्धिःpurification

अहःfor a day

शेषेin the remainder (case)

त्रिरात्रकम्for three nights

Speaker

Traditional Purana narrator (Sūta/authorial dharma-instruction voice) conveying varṇāśrama-dharma rules

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Sūtaka

Aśauca

Śuddhi

Tri-rātra

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it establishes śauca (ritual purity) norms that traditionally support disciplined dharma and yogic life, which in the Kurma Purana ultimately culminate in higher knowledge and devotion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific meditation is taught here; instead, it gives prerequisite conduct—managing aśauca/sūtaka and observing correct purification time—often treated as preparatory discipline (niyama/śauca) for mantra-japa, pūjā, and yogic observances emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including Pāśupata-oriented practice).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

The verse is primarily dharma-legal rather than theological; indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s integrative framework in which shared dharma and purity disciplines apply across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava worship, supporting a unified religious practice.