Shloka 12
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas: Liquor, Theft, Sexual Transgression, Contact with the Fallen, and Homicide
गुरोर्भार्यां समारुह्य ब्राह्मणः काममोहितः / अवगूहेत् स्त्रियं तप्तां दीप्तां कार्ष्णायसीं कृताम्
gurorbhāryāṃ samāruhya brāhmaṇaḥ kāmamohitaḥ / avagūhet striyaṃ taptāṃ dīptāṃ kārṣṇāyasīṃ kṛtām
El brāhmaṇa, cegado por el deseo, que viola a la esposa de su guru, debe abrazar a una mujer hecha de hierro negro, calentada y resplandeciente, como castigo expiatorio.
Sūta (narrating the dharma-teaching of the Purāṇa to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-śāstric, stressing restraint and purity; indirectly it supports self-mastery (indriya-nigraha) as a prerequisite for higher realization of Ātman taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purāṇa.
No direct yogic technique is taught here; the emphasis is on ethical discipline and prāyaścitta, which function as preparatory purification (śuddhi) supporting later yoga and devotion in the Purāṇa’s broader teaching.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it belongs to the Purāṇa’s dharma section, which undergirds the same moral and ascetic foundation assumed by both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths presented in the text.