Shloka 62

Prāyaścitta for Food-Contact, Social Contact, Aśauca Periods, and Formal Penance Systems

Devanagari script

त्र्यहमुष्णं पिबेच्छापः त्र्यहमुष्णं पयः पिबेत् / त्र्यमुष्णं पिबेत्सर्पिस्तप्तकृच्छ्रमघापहम्

Transliteration

tryahamuṣṇaṃ pibecchāpaḥ tryahamuṣṇaṃ payaḥ pibet / tryamuṣṇaṃ pibetsarpistaptakṛcchramaghāpaham

Translation

三日間は温水のみを飲み、三日間は温めた乳を飲み、さらに三日間は温めたギーを飲む。これをタプタ・クリッチャ（taptakṛcchra）—熱せられたクリッチャ—といい、罪を除くと説かれる。

Word by Word

• tryaham: for three days
• tryaham: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tri + aha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative of duration: ‘for three days’)

• uṣṇam: hot/warm
• uṣṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pibet: should drink
• pibet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु; पा)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śāpaḥ: one under a curse / the cursed person
• śāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tryaham: for three days
• tryaham: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tri + aha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial duration)

• uṣṇam: hot/warm
• uṣṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• payaḥ: milk
• payaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: payas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pibet: should drink
• pibet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु; पा)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tryam: for three (days)
• tryam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास/अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; ‘त्र्यम्’ = ‘त्र्यहम्’ इत्यस्य संक्षेप-प्रयोगः (for three [days])

• uṣṇam: hot/warm
• uṣṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pibet: should drink
• pibet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु; पा)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarpiḥ: ghee
• sarpiḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarpis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• taptakṛcchramaghāpaham: the ‘taptakṛcchra’ penance, remover of sin
• taptakṛcchramaghāpaham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapta + kṛcchra + agha + apaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तप्तं कृच्छ्रम् (कर्मधारय) + अघापहम् (अघस्य अपहः/अपहर्तृ = तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Taptakṛcchra: three-day cycles of warm water, warm milk, warm ghee as a sin-removing expiation.

Vedantic Theme: Tapas as transformative ‘inner heat’ reducing karmic accretions; disciplined sense-control supporting sattva.

Application: Undertake austerities only when appropriate and safe, ideally guided; the principle is measured self-restraint to reset habits and conscience.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: vow-observance setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.222.60-61 (kṛcchra measures; Prājāpatya; Mahā-sāntapana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Prāyaścitta
• Kṛcchra

FAQs

What is the importance of Tapta Kṛcchra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines Tapta Kṛcchra as a structured expiatory discipline—three-day phases of warm water, warm milk, and warm ghee—explicitly described as sin-removing (aghāpaham).

How does this verse relate to karma and purification in the Garuda Purana?

It presents prāyaścitta as a dharmic method to reduce the weight of sinful karma through regulated intake and austerity, emphasizing inner purification rather than mere verbal confession.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt disciplined restraint and conscious purification practices (under appropriate guidance), using the principle of structured self-control to correct harmful habits and support ethical living.