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Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

त्रिरात्रमसपिण्डेषु स्वगृहे संस्थितेषु च / एकाहं चास्ववर्ये स्यादेकरात्रं तदिष्यते

Transliteration

trirātramasapiṇḍeṣu svagṛhe saṃsthiteṣu ca / ekāhaṃ cāsvavarye syādekarātraṃ tadiṣyate

Translation

Đối với thân quyến không thuộc hàng sapiṇḍa, và cả khi sự chết xảy ra trong những người cư trú ngay trong gia thất của mình, thời kỳ aśauca được định là ba đêm. Nhưng đối với bậc tôn trưởng/như thầy của mình thì chỉ một ngày; còn những người khác thì một đêm được xem là hợp pháp.

Word by Word

त्रिरात्रम्three nights (period)

असपिण्डेषुamong non-sapiṇḍas (non-close kin)

स्वगृहेin one’s own house

संस्थितेषुbeing present/remaining

चand

एकाहम्one day (period)

चand

अस्ववर्येin (case of) one not superior/one’s inferior (non-elder)

स्यात्should be

एकरात्रम्one night (period)

तत्that

इष्यतेis prescribed/considered proper

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) relaying the dharma-teaching as given in the Kurma Purana’s śrāddha/aśauca context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

Śrāddha

Piṇḍa

Sapiṇḍa

Aśauca

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a dharma-vidhi about aśauca (ritual impurity) durations; indirectly, it supports Atman-oriented discipline by regulating purity and social duties so that one can return to śrāddha, japa, and contemplative practice without disorder.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga technique is taught here; the emphasis is on preparatory dharma—observing prescribed aśauca periods—so that later Vedic rites, mantra-japa, and (in the Kurma Purana’s broader vision) Pāśupata-style sādhana can be undertaken in a state of ritual and mental order.

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

It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu theology; its contribution is practical dharma. In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such dharma observances form the shared foundation upon which both Vaiṣṇava devotion and Śaiva (Pāśupata) discipline are cultivated.