Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 32
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
अज्ञानात् प्राश्य विण्मूत्रं सुरासंस्पृष्टमेव च / पुनः संस्कारमर्हन्ति त्रयो वर्णा द्विजातयः
ajñānāt prāśya viṇmūtraṃ surāsaṃspṛṣṭameva ca / punaḥ saṃskāramarhanti trayo varṇā dvijātayaḥ
অজ্ঞতাবশত কোনো দ্বিজে যদি মল-মূত্ৰ বা মদ্যস্পৃষ্ট বস্তু ভক্ষণ কৰে, তেন্তে তিন বৰ্ণৰ দ্বিজসকল পুনঃসংস্কাৰ (পুনঃশুদ্ধি) গ্ৰহণৰ যোগ্য হয়।
Vyasa (narrative Dharma instruction within the Purva-bhaga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It does not directly define Ātman; it frames spiritual life through dharma—ritual purity and saṃskāra are treated as prerequisites that support disciplined sādhana leading toward Self-knowledge.
No specific yoga technique is taught in this verse; it emphasizes śauca (purity) and corrective saṃskāra as the ethical-ritual groundwork that traditionally stabilizes mantra, japa, and higher yogic practice found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including the Ishvara Gita sections).
The verse is dharma-focused and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; implicitly, it aligns with the Purana’s integrative outlook where dharma and purification support devotion and yoga directed to the one Supreme reality revered through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava forms.