Rules regarding Impurities caused by Birth or DeathI Vydsa said : - Verse 16
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 23 · Verse 16
Sanskrit Original
अथोर्ध्वं दन्तजननात सपिण्डानामशौचकम। एकरात्रं निर्गुणानां चैलादूर्ध्वं त्रिरात्रकम।।
athordhvaṃ dantajananāt sapiṇḍānāmaśaucakam| ekarātraṃ nirguṇānāṃ cailādūrdhvaṃ trirātrakam||
O excellent ones, if the death of the child before the cutting of teeth takes place, the impurity for the Sapindas is for one day, if they are extremely Nirgunas (?) Verses in Brackets : B. If there is abortion in the first four months {srava) or miscarriage in the 5th or 6th month (pata), Vrata is enjoined on the Sapindas. In the case of all Gunins,. the contrariness is beyond that. (?) C. If the miscarriage is before six months of pregnancy, the Asauca is for as many days as the number of months that have gone by. D. If the miscarriage is after that (i.e. after six months) the Asauca for women is for twelve days. In the case of ( Srava- abortion upto the fourth month) the Sapindas get purity instantaneously. 1 7. If the Sapinda is extremely Nirgwia, the impurity is for one day and one night as a result of miscarriage. If the kinsman is one who does as he pleases, the impurity is for three days. This is the conclusion.