Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 57 - Kurma Purana | Spanish | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

नास्तिक्यं यदि कुर्वोत प्राजापत्यं चरेद् द्विजः / देवद्रोहं गुरुद्रोहं तप्तकृच्छ्रेण शुद्ध्यति

Transliteration

nāstikyaṃ yadi kurvota prājāpatyaṃ cared dvijaḥ / devadrohaṃ gurudrohaṃ taptakṛcchreṇa śuddhyati

Translation

Si un dos veces nacido incurre en nāstikya (incredulidad), debe practicar la penitencia Prājāpatya. Por hostilidad hacia los dioses y hacia el maestro, se purifica mediante la austeridad Taptakṛcchra.

Word by Word

नास्तिक्यम्atheism/denial

यदिif

कुर्वीतshould do/commit

प्राजापत्यम्the Prājāpatya penance

चरेत्should practice

द्विजःa twice-born man

देवद्रोहम्treachery against a deity

गुरुद्रोहम्treachery against the teacher

तप्तकृच्छ्रेणby the Tapta-Kṛcchra penance

शुद्ध्यतिis purified

Speaker

Traditional purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa) presenting dharma-śāstric prāyaścitta rules within the Kurma Purana’s discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Prajapati (implied by Prājāpatya)

Devas (gods)

Guru (spiritual teacher)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames purification (śuddhi) as essential for dharmic and yogic fitness—ethical and ritual atonement prepares the mind for higher knowledge of Ātman taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Not a meditation technique, but a prerequisite discipline: tapas and prāyaścitta (Prājāpatya, Taptakṛcchra) function as purificatory austerities that steady conduct and support later yoga—especially the Kurma Purana’s emphasis on self-restraint and inner purity.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purāṇa’s integrative dharma framework where devotion, reverence to devas, and guru-sevā are shared foundations for both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva paths, including Pāśupata-oriented discipline.