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
对 sapinda（同属供团之近亲）而言，初牙一生即刻起净秽；初次剃发礼（caula）为一夜；而在 upanayana（入门受戒）之时，则宣说为三夜。
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.