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Rules regarding Impurities caused by Birth or DeathI Vydsa said : - Verse 41

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 23 · Verse 41

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Sanskrit Original

सर्वे तूत्तरवर्णानामशौचं कुर्युरादृताः। तद्वर्णविधिदृष्टेन स्वं तु शौचं स्वयोनिषु।।

sarve tūttaravarṇānāmaśaucaṃ kuryurādṛtāḥ| tadvarṇavidhidṛṣṭena svaṃ tu śaucaṃ svayoniṣu||

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If one (belonging to Brahmana, Ksattriya, Vaisya or Sudra caste) carries the dead body out of covetous¬ ness, the Brahmana becomes pure within ten days and the king or Ksattriya within twelve days. The Vaisya becomes free with¬ in half a month and the Sudra within a month. Or all of them become pure in six days, or they shall be pure in three days.