Kurma Purana

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.

तथैव मरणे स्नानमूर्ध्वं संवत्सराद् यदि

Likewise, after a death, bathing is prescribed after a year, if so desired.

सद्यः शौचं भवेत् तस्य सर्वावस्थासु सर्वदा

Immediate purification applies to him at all times and in all circumstances.

सपिण्डानां त्रिरात्रं स्यात् संस्कारे भर्तुरेव हि

For relatives sharing the same oblations, the period is three nights, but for the husband’s rites alone.

ऊनद्विवर्षान्मरणे सद्यः शौचमुदाहृतम्

In the case of death before two years of age, immediate purification is declared.

आप्रदानात् त्रिरात्रं स्याद् दशरात्रमतः परम्

From the time of the gift, the period is three nights; beyond that, it is ten nights.

एकोदकानां मरणे सूतके चैतदेव हि

This same rule applies in the case of death or birth impurity among those who share the same water.

एकरात्रं समुद्दिष्टं गुरौ सब्रह्मचारिणि

For a teacher and a fellow student, one night is prescribed.

गृहे मृतासु दत्तासु कन्यकासु त्र्यहं पितुः

When a daughter is given or dies in the house, the father’s impurity lasts three nights.

त्रिरात्रं स्यात् तथाचार्ये स्वभार्यास्वन्यगासु च

For a teacher, for one’s own wives, and for other women, the period is three nights.

एकाहं स्यादुपाध्याये स्वग्रामे श्रोत्रिये ऽपि च

For a sub-teacher and for a learned Brahmin in one’s own village, the period is one day.