Rules regarding Impurities caused by Birth or DeathI Vydsa said : - Verse 10
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 23 · Verse 10
Sanskrit Original
त्रिरात्रं दशरात्रं वा ब्राह्मणानामशौचकम। प्राक्संस्कारात त्रिरात्रं स्यात तस्मादूर्ध्वं दशाहकम।।
trirātraṃ daśarātraṃ vā brāhmaṇānāmaśaucakam| prāksaṃskārāt trirātraṃ syāt tasmādūrdhvaṃ daśāhakam||
Asauca, in the case of Brahmanas is for three days or ten days. If the dead one is less than a year in age, the impurity is for three days. If the age is beyond one year, the impurity is for ten days.^ Extra verse in brackets : A. When the dead one is less that two years old, the Asauca is (for ten days) to the parents. Others become clean in three days, if the dead one is extremely devoid of qualities. If the child dies before cutting the teeth, the parents have Asauca for one day.