Shloka 18
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
पलाण्डुं लशुनं चैव भुक्त्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत् / नालिकां तण्डुलीयं च प्राजापत्येन शुद्ध्यति
palāṇḍuṃ laśunaṃ caiva bhuktvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caret / nālikāṃ taṇḍulīyaṃ ca prājāpatyena śuddhyati
ដោយបានបរិភោគខ្ទឹមបារាំង និងខ្ទឹមស គួរធ្វើវ្រត «ចន្ទ្រាយណ» (Cāndrāyaṇa) ជាការសងបាប។ តែបើបានបរិភោគ នាលិកា និង តណ្ឌុលីយ (បន្លែបៃតងខ្លះ) នោះសម្អាតបានដោយព្រហ្មចារីបាបសម្រួល «ប្រាជាបត្យ»។
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional dharma discourse within Kurma Purana’s prayāścitta section)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-metaphysics; it frames purification as a dharmic discipline where bodily conduct (āhāra-niyama) supports inner clarity, which is treated elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s higher teachings.
No meditation technique is specified; the verse highlights preparatory purity through vrata-based austerity (Cāndrāyaṇa, Prājāpatya), which functions as a niyama-like discipline supporting eligibility for mantra, worship, and yogic practice in the broader Kurma Purana tradition.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes to the shared dharma framework (purity, expiation, vrata) that underlies both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava sādhanā streams in the Kurma Purana.