Kurma Purana

प्राङ्मुखो निर्वपेत् पिण्डानुपवीती समाहितः

Facing east, wearing the sacred thread over the left shoulder, and with concentration, he should offer the rice-balls.

स्थण्डिलेषु विचित्रेषु प्रतिमासु द्विजातिषु

On various altars, on images, or among twice-born people.

पूजयित्वा मातृगणं कूर्याच्छ्राद्धत्रयं बुधः

Having worshipped the group of mothers, the wise one should perform the three śrāddhas.

तस्य क्रोधसमाविष्टा हिंसामिच्छन्ति मातरः

If he is overcome by anger, the mothers desire to harm him.

मृतेषु वाथ जातेषु ब्राह्मणानां द्विजोत्तमाः

Whether among the dead or the newborn, O best of twice-born, among the Brāhmaṇas—

नकुर्याद् विहितं किञ्चित् स्वाध्यायं मनसापिच

One should not perform any prescribed act, nor even recite the Veda mentally.

शुष्कान्नेन फलैर्वापि वैतानं जुहुयात् तथा

One should offer the Vaitāna sacrifice with dry food or fruits in the same way.

चतुर्थे पञ्चमे वाह्नि संस्पर्शः कथितो बुधैः

On the fourth or fifth day, contact with fire is permitted, as declared by the wise.

सूतकं सूतिकां चैव वर्जयित्वा नृणां पुनः

Except for impurity due to birth and childbirth, all other impurities for people are again set aside.

संस्पृश्याः सर्व एवैते स्नानान्माता दशाहतः

All these may be touched after bathing, except for the mother who is impure for ten days.

एकद्वित्रिगुणैर्युक्तं चतुस्त्र्येकदिनैः शुचिः

Purity is attained in one, two, or three times the period, or in four, three, or one day, as appropriate.

चतुर्थे तस्य संस्पर्शं मनुराह प्रजापतिः

On the fourth day, Manu, the lord of creatures, has prescribed contact with them.

यथेष्टाचरणस्याहुर्मरणान्तमशौवकम्

For those who act as they wish, impurity due to death is said to last until death.

प्राक्संस्कारात् त्रिरात्रं स्यात् तस्मादूर्ध्वं दशाहकम्

Before the initiation rites, impurity lasts for three nights; after that, it lasts for ten days.

त्रिरात्रेण शुचिस्त्वन्यो यदि ह्यत्यन्तनिर्गुणः

For another, purity is attained in three nights if he is completely without sacred marks.

जातदन्ते त्रिरात्रं स्याद् यदि स्यातां तु निर्गुणौ

For one whose teeth have erupted, impurity lasts for three nights if both are without sacred marks.

त्रिरात्रमौपनयनात् सपिण्डानामुदाहृतम्

For those of the same family after the upanayana, impurity is declared to last three nights.

मातुश्च सूतकं तत् स्यात् पिता स्यात् स्पृश्य एव च

The impurity of the mother is as stated; the father, however, may be touched.

ऊर्ध्वं दशाहादेकाहं सोदरो यदि निर्गुणः

After ten days, if the brother is without sacred marks, his impurity lasts for one day.

एकरात्रं निर्गुणानां चैलादूर्ध्वं त्रिरात्रकम्

For those without sacred marks, after changing clothes, impurity lasts for three nights.

एकरात्रं सपिण्डानां यदि ते ऽत्यन्तनिर्गुणाः

For those of the same family, if they are completely without sacred marks, impurity lasts for one night.

सर्वेषामेव गुणिनामूर्ध्वं तु विषमं पुनः

For all those with sacred marks, the period after is again irregular.

तदा माससमैस्तासामशौचं दिवसैः स्मृतम्

At that time, for those women, impurity is reckoned by days equal to months.

सद्यः शौचं सपिण्डानां गर्भस्त्रावाच्च वा ततः

Immediate purification is prescribed for relatives sharing the same oblations, as well as in the case of miscarriage.

यथेष्टाचरणे ज्ञातौ त्रिरात्रमिति निश्चयः

For a kinsman who acts as he wishes, the period is determined to be three nights.

शेषेणैव भवेच्छुद्धिरहः शेषे त्रिरात्रकम्

For the rest, purification is achieved by a single day; for the remaining cases, it is three nights.

अघवृद्धिमदाशौचमूर्घ्वं चेत् तेन शुध्यति

If the impurity is due to the death of one with accumulated sin, it is removed by the subsequent rite.

अघवृद्धिमदाशौचं तदा पूर्वेण शुध्यति

Such impurity arising from the death of one with accumulated sin is purified by the previous rite.

तावदप्रयतो मर्त्यो यावच्छेषः समाप्यते

A mortal remains impure until the final rites are completed.