Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 45
Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence
शूद्रविट्क्षत्रियाणां तु ब्राह्मणे संस्थिते सति / दशरात्रेण शुद्धिः स्यादित्याह कमलोद्भवः
śūdraviṭkṣatriyāṇāṃ tu brāhmaṇe saṃsthite sati / daśarātreṇa śuddhiḥ syādityāha kamalodbhavaḥ
当一位婆罗门辞世之时，首陀罗、吠舍与刹帝利在十夜之后得成清净（śauca）——此乃莲华所生者迦摩罗陀婆（梵天Brahmā）之宣示。
Narratorial Purāṇic voice (teaching Varṇāśrama-dharma; attributed here to Brahmā as authority)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It does not directly define Ātman; it frames dharma at the level of embodied life, teaching that social-ritual order (aśauca/śuddhi) governs conduct after death, while the Self remains implicit as the witness beyond such conditions.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; its practical emphasis is on maintaining ritual eligibility through śuddhi after aśauca, which traditionally supports later performance of mantra, pūjā, and disciplined sādhana.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Kurma Purāṇa’s dharma-layer where cosmic authority is invoked through Brahmā’s decree, complementing later sections that integrate devotion and yoga across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava frameworks.