Shloka 143
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
अशेषपापयुक्तस्तु पुरुषो ऽपि सुसंयतः / स्वदेहं पुण्यतीर्थेषु त्यक्त्वा मुच्येत किल्बिषात्
aśeṣapāpayuktastu puruṣo 'pi susaṃyataḥ / svadehaṃ puṇyatīrtheṣu tyaktvā mucyeta kilbiṣāt
Même un homme chargé de toutes sortes de péchés—s’il est bien maîtrisé—en quittant son corps dans les tīrtha sacrés, dit-on, est délivré de la faute et de la souillure.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in a tirtha-mahatmya / dharma discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through restraint and sacred context; freedom from “kilbiṣa” prepares the embodied self for higher knowledge of the Atman taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s syntheses of dharma and yoga.
Susaṃyama (self-restraint)—control of conduct and senses—is foregrounded; the verse treats disciplined living as the key condition that makes tirtha-based expiation spiritually effective.
It reflects the Purana’s integrative dharma-yoga ethos rather than sectarian contrast: the salvific emphasis is on restraint, merit, and purification—values shared across Shaiva-Vaishnava practice frameworks in the Kurma Purana.