Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

एतेषां च विकाराणि पीत्वा मोहेन मानवः / गोमूत्रयावकाहारः सप्तरात्रेण शुद्ध्यति

Transliteration

eteṣāṃ ca vikārāṇi pītvā mohena mānavaḥ / gomūtrayāvakāhāraḥ saptarātreṇa śuddhyati

Translation

Si, par égarement, quelqu’un boit les dérivés préparés de ces substances, alors, en se nourrissant d’urine de vache et de bouillie de yāvaka, il est purifié en sept nuits.

Word by Word

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (सामान्य), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• विकाराणि: products/derivatives
• विकाराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive)

• मोहेन: through delusion
• मोहेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ (through delusion)

• मानवः: a man/person
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गोमूत्रयावकाहारः: one on a cow-urine and yāvaka diet
• गोमूत्रयावकाहारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमूत्र + यावक + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—गोमूत्रं यावकः च आहारः (diet of cow-urine and yāvaka)

• सप्तरात्रेण: by/within seven nights
• सप्तरात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तरात्र (प्रातिपदिक: सप्त + रात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; काल-करणे (within/by seven nights)

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

Speaker

Traditional narration in the Kurma Purana (dharma-instructional voice; often framed as Lord Kūrma/Vishnu teaching through the Purāṇic dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Kurma Purana
• prāyaścitta
• gomūtra
• yāvaka

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly teach Ātman-metaphysics; it emphasizes dharmic purification (śauca) as a practical foundation that supports clarity of mind, which later aids higher knowledge and yoga.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific meditation is prescribed here; instead it gives an austerity-based regimen (niyama/discipline) through controlled diet as prāyaścitta, aligning with the broader yogic principle that purity and restraint stabilize the mind for sādhana.

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

The verse is primarily dharma-focused and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such purity-observances are shared dharmic supports for both Śaiva (e.g., Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava paths.