Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

कोकिलं चैव मत्स्यांश्च मण्डुकं भुजगं तथा / गोमूत्रयावकाहारो मासेनैकेन शुद्ध्यति

Transliteration

kokilaṃ caiva matsyāṃśca maṇḍukaṃ bhujagaṃ tathā / gomūtrayāvakāhāro māsenaikena śuddhyati

Translation

Ayant mangé le coucou (kokila), du poisson, la grenouille ou le serpent, on est purifié en un mois en ne vivant que de bouillie d’orge (yāvaka) avec l’urine de vache (gomūtra).

Word by Word

• कोकिलम्: cuckoo
• कोकिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोकिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण निपात

• मत्स्यान्: fish
• मत्स्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• मण्डुकम्: frog
• मण्डुकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भुजगम्: snake
• भुजगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक

• गो-मूत्र-यावक-आहारः: a diet of cow-urine and yāvaka (barley gruel)
• गो-मूत्र-यावक-आहारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + यावक (प्रातिपदिक) + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘diet of cow-urine and yāvaka-gruel’)

• मासेन: in/within a month
• मासेन: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण: काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental of time: ‘within/by a month’)

• एकेन: one
• एकेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘by one’ (i.e., one month)

• शुद्ध्यति: is purified
• शुद्ध्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma-śāstra material to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Gomūtra
• Yāvaka

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; it treats ritual-ethical purification (śuddhi) at the level of conduct, implying that inner clarity is supported by disciplined, dharmic restraint.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No formal yoga technique is taught; the practice is tapas-oriented self-regulation through a prescribed diet (niyama-like discipline), which in the Purāṇic framework supports mental purity conducive to sādhana.

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

This verse is non-sectarian and practical, focusing on dharmic expiation rather than theology; it fits the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by presenting purification as a shared dharma underpinning both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths.