Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

कार्पासकीटजोर्णानां द्विशफैकशफस्य च / पक्षिगन्धौषधीनां च रज्वाश्चैव त्र्यहं पयः

Transliteration

kārpāsakīṭajorṇānāṃ dviśaphaikaśaphasya ca / pakṣigandhauṣadhīnāṃ ca rajvāścaiva tryahaṃ payaḥ

Translation

Für Rückstände, die vom Baumwurm (Seidenwurm) herrühren, für die Kadaver von Paarhufern und Einhufern, ebenso für Vögel, Duftstoffe, Heilkräuter und Seile, wird die Reinigung durch die Anwendung von Milch über drei Tage bewirkt.

Word by Word

• कार्पासकीटजोर्णानाम्: of cotton, silk, and wool
• कार्पासकीटजोर्णानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्पास + कीटज + ऊर्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — ‘of cotton, silk (worm-born), and wool’ (समाहार-द्वन्द्व)

• द्विशफैकशफस्य: of cloven-hoofed and single-hoofed (animals)
• द्विशफैकशफस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि-शफ + एक-शफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine) — ‘of the cloven-hoofed and the single-hoofed (animals)’ (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व, समाहारार्थे)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पक्षिगन्धौषधीनाम्: of birds, perfumes, and herbs
• पक्षिगन्धौषधीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षि + गन्ध + औषधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — ‘of birds, perfumes, and medicinal herbs’ (समाहार-द्वन्द्व)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रज्वाः: of ropes
• रज्वाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रज्जु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — ‘of ropes’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• त्र्यहम्: three days
• त्र्यहम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — ‘for three days’ (काल-अवधि)

• पयः: milk
• पयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

Speaker

Vyasa (narration in a Dharma/śauca instruction context within the Kurma Purana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• milk (payaḥ)
• medicinal herbs (auṣadhi)
• perfumes (gandha)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in focus (śauca/āśauca), teaching external discipline; in the Kurma Purana’s broader frame, such purity observances support inner steadiness (sattva) that becomes conducive to Self-knowledge rather than directly defining Ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct meditation technique is taught here; instead it gives preparatory discipline—ritual purity and regulated conduct—which functions as an ethical/ritual foundation that the Purana treats as supportive for higher yogic practice (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and purification).

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

The verse does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes to the shared dharmic framework (śauca and expiation) that both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams uphold in the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology.