Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 100
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
वैवस्वताय कालाय सर्वभूतक्षयाय च / प्रत्येकं तिलसंयुक्तान् दद्यात् सप्तोदकाञ्जलीन् / स्नात्वा नद्यां तु पूर्वाह्ने मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
vaivasvatāya kālāya sarvabhūtakṣayāya ca / pratyekaṃ tilasaṃyuktān dadyāt saptodakāñjalīn / snātvā nadyāṃ tu pūrvāhne mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
Para Vaivasvata (Yama), para Kāla (el Tiempo) y para la disolución de todos los seres, ofrézcanse siete libaciones de agua en las palmas unidas, cada vez mezcladas con sésamo. Tras bañarse en un río en la mañana, antes del mediodía, uno queda liberado de todos los pecados.
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/compilers) instructing ritual dharma in Kurma Purana context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames embodied life as governed by Kāla (Time) and dissolution, implying the seeker should turn from perishable conditions toward the timeless Self by purification and dharmic discipline.
Not seated meditation, but preparatory sādhana: prāyaścitta through tarpana (sesame-water offerings) and pūrvāhna river-bathing—purifying karma and mind, which supports higher Yoga taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline).
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it reflects the Purāṇa’s integrative dharma layer where ritual purity and time-bound order (Kāla/Yama) are honored as part of the same cosmic governance later harmonized with Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava theology.