Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 56 - Kurma Purana | Bengali | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

संवत्सरं चरेत् कृच्छ्रमग्न्युत्सादी द्विजोत्तमः / चान्द्रायणं चरेद् व्रात्यो गोप्रदानेन शुद्ध्यति

Transliteration

saṃvatsaraṃ caret kṛcchramagnyutsādī dvijottamaḥ / cāndrāyaṇaṃ cared vrātyo gopradānena śuddhyati

Translation

যে শ্রেষ্ঠ দ্বিজ পবিত্র অগ্নিসমূহের অবহেলা করেছে, তাকে এক বছর কৃচ্ছ্র প্রায়শ্চিত্ত পালন করতে হবে। আর যে ব্রাত্য হয়েছে, সে চন্দ্রায়ণ ব্রত পালন করুক; গোদান দ্বারা সে শুদ্ধ হয়।

Word by Word

संवत्सरम्for a year

चरेत्should practice

कृच्छ्रम्the Kṛcchra penance

अग्न्युत्सादीone who has extinguished the sacred fire

द्विजोत्तमःthe best of the twice-born

चान्द्रायणम्the Cāndrāyaṇa penance

चरेत्should practice

व्रात्यःa Vrātya (outcaste/one fallen from rites)

गोप्रदानेनby the gift of a cow

शुद्ध्यतिis purified

Speaker

Sūta (traditional narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

Agni (sacred fires)

Kṛcchra (penance)

Cāndrāyaṇa (lunar vow)

Vrātya (lapsed initiate)

Go-dāna (cow-gift)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; it teaches dharma through prāyaścitta—restoring ritual order and inner discipline, which the Purāṇa treats as supportive conditions for spiritual clarity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Not meditation as such, but tapas-based discipline: Kṛcchra and Cāndrāyaṇa are vow-structured austerities that cultivate self-restraint (saṃyama) and purification, aligning conduct with Vedic dharma.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; instead it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader integrative approach where devotion and liberation are grounded in correct dharma, ritual responsibility, and purificatory practice.