Shloka 17
शक्तश्चेद् वारुणं विद्वान् प्राजापत्यं तथैव च / प्रक्षाल्य दन्तकाष्ठं वै भक्षयित्वा विधानतः
śaktaśced vāruṇaṃ vidvān prājāpatyaṃ tathaiva ca / prakṣālya dantakāṣṭhaṃ vai bhakṣayitvā vidhānataḥ
学識ある者が可能であるなら、法にかなってヴァールナ（Vāruṇa）の儀礼を行い、同様にプラージャーパティヤ（Prājāpatya）の贖罪も修すべきである。次いで歯木を洗い、定められた作法に従って噛み用いる。
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions as transmitted in the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-metaphysics; it emphasizes śauca (purity) and prāyaścitta (expiation) as preparatory disciplines that support higher spiritual practice.
No specific meditation is described; the verse highlights yogic groundwork—discipline, bodily purity, and rule-based conduct—seen as supportive of mantra, japa, and later contemplative practices in the Purana.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects a shared dharma framework where purification and expiation are universal prerequisites for worship across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava observance.