Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

विण्मूत्रपाशनं कृत्वा रेतसश्चैतदाचरेत् / अनादिष्टेषु चैकाहं सर्वत्र तु यथार्थतः

Transliteration

viṇmūtrapāśanaṃ kṛtvā retasaścaitadācaret / anādiṣṭeṣu caikāhaṃ sarvatra tu yathārthataḥ

Translation

મળ-મૂત્ર ત્યાગ કર્યા પછી તથા વીર્યસ્રાવ પછી પણ આ જ શૌચનિયમ આચરવો. અને જ્યાં વિશેષ આદેશ ન હોય ત્યાં એક દિવસ સુધી પાલન કરવું સર્વત્ર યથાર્થ સિદ્ધાંત છે.

Word by Word

• विṭ-मूत्र-पाशनम्: drinking of feces and urine
• विṭ-मूत्र-पाशनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (viṭ+mūtra ‘of feces and urine’ + pāśana ‘drinking’)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having done’

• रेतसः: of semen
• रेतसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आचरेत्: should practice/perform
• आचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनादिष्टेषु: in unspecified (cases)
• अनादिष्टेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-आदिष्ट (आ-दिś् धातु से क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘not prescribed/unspecified’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एक-अहम्: for one day
• एक-अहम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—‘one day’

• सर्वत्र: everywhere/in all cases
• सर्वत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधबोधक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• यथार्थतः: properly/according to rule
• यथार्थतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथार्थतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘according to truth/properly’)

Speaker

Traditional narrator (Purāṇic discourse frame; instruction on dharma/śauca)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Kurma Purana
• Dharma
• Śauca

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it supports dharmic discipline (śauca) that steadies body and mind, which the Kurma Purana treats as supportive groundwork for higher yogic and devotional realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes niyama-like purity (śauca): maintaining ritual and personal cleanliness after bodily functions and applying a default one-day observance when rules are unspecified—an ethical-ritual discipline that undergirds later yogic practice.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s shared dharma platform that both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths accept—purity and restraint as prerequisites for worship and yoga.