Shloka 60
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
नीलं रक्तं वसित्वा च ब्राह्मणो वस्त्रमेव हि / अहोरात्रोषितः स्नातः पञ्चगव्येन शुद्ध्यति
nīlaṃ raktaṃ vasitvā ca brāhmaṇo vastrameva hi / ahorātroṣitaḥ snātaḥ pañcagavyena śuddhyati
Wenn ein Brāhmaṇa ein blaues oder rotes Gewand getragen hat, so wird er—nachdem er einen ganzen Tag und eine ganze Nacht in Zügelung und Buße verweilt und dann gebadet hat—durch Pañcagavya gereinigt.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (dharma-instruction context, as part of Kurma Purana’s discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach ātma-tattva; it focuses on ritual purity (śauca) and prāyaścitta as supports for a disciplined dharmic life that, in the Purāṇic framework, prepares the aspirant for higher spiritual instruction.
No formal yogic technique is taught here; the discipline is ethical-ritual: observing restraint for a full day and night (ahorātra) and bathing, along with pañcagavya, as a cleansing rite that supports steadiness (niyama) and regulated conduct.
The verse is primarily dharma-ritual in scope and does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such purity disciplines are shared foundations for both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava modes of worship.