Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

चण्डालपतितादींस्तु कामाद् यः संस्पृशेद् द्विजः / उच्छिष्टस्तत्र कुर्वोत प्राजापत्यं विशुद्धये

Transliteration

caṇḍālapatitādīṃstu kāmād yaḥ saṃspṛśed dvijaḥ / ucchiṣṭastatra kurvota prājāpatyaṃ viśuddhaye

Translation

Si un deux-fois-né (dvija), poussé par le désir, touche un Caṇḍāla, un déchu (patita) et d’autres semblables, il devient impur ; qu’il accomplisse alors l’expiation Prājāpatya afin d’être purifié.

Word by Word

• चण्डाल-पतित-आदीन्: Chandālas, outcastes, and the like
• चण्डाल-पतित-आदीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डाल (प्रातिपदिक) + पतित (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चण्डालाश्च पतिताश्च ये आदयः तान्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• कामात्: out of desire
• कामात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from desire)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• संस्पृशेत्: should touch
• संस्पृशेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष?—न; तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः—स्पर्शं कुर्यात्

• द्विजः: a twice-born (Brāhmaṇa etc.)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उच्छिष्टः: (being) impure/tainted (by leftover impurity)
• उच्छिष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (dvijaḥ)

• तत्र: there/in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कुर्वीत: should perform
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पाठभेदः—कुर्वोत इति (कुर्वीत)

• प्राजापत्यम्: the Prājāpatya expiation
• प्राजापत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; प्रायश्चित्त-विशेषः

• विशुद्धये: for purification
• विशुद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for purification)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharmaśāstra-style injunctions (contextual instruction to sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍāla
• Patita
• Prājāpatya (penance)
• Dvija

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a dharma/prāyaścitta injunction about ritual and social purity; it does not directly teach Ātman metaphysics, but it supports the broader purāṇic framework where outer śauca disciplines the mind for higher knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is taught here; instead, it prescribes Prājāpatya as a purificatory discipline, a preparatory (śuddhi) practice that traditionally supports eligibility for mantra, worship, and contemplative sādhana.

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

It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it functions within the Kurma Purana’s shared dharma framework that undergirds both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava sādhanā by emphasizing purification as a prerequisite for worship.