Shloka 39
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
महापातकिसंस्पर्शे भुङ्क्ते ऽस्नात्वा द्विजो यदि / बुद्धिपूर्वं तु मूढात्मा तप्तकृच्छ्रं समाचरेत्
mahāpātakisaṃsparśe bhuṅkte 'snātvā dvijo yadi / buddhipūrvaṃ tu mūḍhātmā taptakṛcchraṃ samācaret
إذا أكل الدْوِجا دون اغتسال بعد ملامسة مرتكب «المهاباتاكا» (mahāpātaka) أي الخطيئة العظمى، فإن كان قد فعل ذلك عن عمدٍ وإن كان قلبه في غفلةٍ وضلال، فعليه أن يؤدي كفّارة «تابتاكريتشرا» (Taptakṛcchra).
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional dharma discourse within the Kurma Purana’s prāyaścitta section; commonly framed as sages transmitting dharma-teachings)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
This verse is not an Ātman-metaphysics passage; it teaches dharma through prāyaścitta—purifying conduct and intention—so that the seeker’s life becomes fit for higher knowledge and devotion taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No meditative technique is specified; the practice emphasized is tapas as disciplined atonement (Taptakṛcchra), a form of self-regulation that supports purity (śauca) and steadiness—foundational virtues for later Yoga and devotion-oriented instruction in the text.
It does not directly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the shared Purāṇic dharma framework where purity, repentance, and tapas are upheld across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions as prerequisites for spiritual progress.