Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 88 - Kurma Purana | Arabic | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 88

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

देवोद्याने तु यः कुर्यान्मूत्रोच्चारं सकृद् द्विजः / छिन्द्याच्छिश्नं तु शुद्ध्यर्थं चरेच्चान्द्रायणं तु वा

Transliteration

devodyāne tu yaḥ kuryānmūtroccāraṃ sakṛd dvijaḥ / chindyācchiśnaṃ tu śuddhyarthaṃ careccāndrāyaṇaṃ tu vā

Translation

إذا بالَ رجلٌ من ذوي الولادتين (دْوِجا) ولو مرّةً واحدة في بستانٍ إلهيّ (حَرَمِ المعبد)، فلتطهيره يقطعُ ذَكَرَه؛ أو عوضًا عن ذلك يلتزمُ نذرَ «تشاندرايانا» الكفّاري.

Word by Word

देवोद्यानेin the divine garden

तुbut/indeed

यःwho (ever)

कुर्यात्should do

मूत्रोच्चारम्urination

सकृत्once

द्विजःa twice-born (brāhmaṇa etc.)

छिन्द्यात्should cut off

शिश्नम्penis

तुindeed

शुद्ध्यर्थम्for purification

चरेत्should perform

चान्द्रायणम्the cāndrāyaṇa penance

तुor/indeed

वाor

Speaker

Traditional purāṇic narrator (dharma-instructional voice, transmitted in the Kurma Purana narrative frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

Dvija

Deva-udyāna

Cāndrāyaṇa

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone, emphasizing śauca (ritual purity) and prāyaścitta (atonement) rather than direct ātma-jñāna; it frames sacred space as a support for inner purity, which is a prerequisite for higher realization taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice indicated is Cāndrāyaṇa, a disciplined austerity aligned with lunar phases; while not a meditative technique per se, it functions as tapas (austerity) that stabilizes conduct and supports yogic restraint (yama-niyama style discipline) in the broader Kurma Purana ethos.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

The verse does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects a shared Purāṇic dharma framework in which sacred precincts are honored through purity and penance—values upheld across both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions within the Kurma Purana’s synthetic outlook.