Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 48
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
सोदकेष्वेतदेव स्यान्मातुराप्तेषु बन्धुषु / दशाहेन शवस्पर्शे सपिण्डश्चैव शुध्यति
sodakeṣvetadeva syānmāturāpteṣu bandhuṣu / daśāhena śavasparśe sapiṇḍaścaiva śudhyati
Đối với những người thuộc sodaka—tức những thân quyến cùng chung lễ rưới nước, như họ hàng bên mẹ và các bà con khác—cũng áp dụng đúng quy tắc ấy: nếu một sapinda đã chạm vào tử thi thì sau mười ngày được thanh tịnh.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma injunctions as taught by the tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily a dharma injunction on ashaucha (ritual impurity) and its duration; it does not directly expound Atman, but it supports the Purana’s broader aim of inner and outer purity (śauca) as a foundation for spiritual practice.
No specific yogic technique is taught here; the emphasis is preparatory discipline—observing śauca/ashaucha rules—so that mantra-japa, pūjā, and meditative observances may be resumed in a ritually fit state after the prescribed ten-day purification.
The verse is not theological; it reflects shared Purāṇic dharma norms upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, where ritual purity supports devotion and practice regardless of whether one worships Shiva, Vishnu, or their unity.