Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

क्रव्यादां पक्षिणां चैव प्राश्य मूत्रपुरीषकम् / महासांतपनं मोहात् तथा कुर्याद् द्विजोत्तमः / भासमण्डूककुररे विष्किरे कृच्छ्रमाचरेत्

Transliteration

kravyādāṃ pakṣiṇāṃ caiva prāśya mūtrapurīṣakam / mahāsāṃtapanaṃ mohāt tathā kuryād dvijottamaḥ / bhāsamaṇḍūkakurare viṣkire kṛcchramācaret

Translation

ຖ້າດວິຊະຜູ້ປະເສີດ ດ້ວຍຄວາມຫຼົງ ໄດ້ກິນອຸຈະລະ ຫຼື ນ້ຳປັດສະວະຂອງນົກກິນເນື້ອ ຄວນປະຕິບັດຕະປະ «ມະຫາ-ສາມຕະປະນະ» (Mahā-sāṃtapana). ແລະຖ້າກິນນົກພາສະ (bhāsa), ກົບ, ນົກກຸຣະຣະ (kurara) ຫຼື ນົກວິສກິຣະ (viṣkira) ກໍໃຫ້ປະຕິບັດຕະປະ «ກຣິຈຈະຣະ» (Kṛcchra).

Word by Word

• क्रव्यादाम्: of flesh-eating (birds)
• क्रव्यादाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्याद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; ‘of flesh-eaters’

• पक्षिणाम्: of birds
• पक्षिणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणबोधक अव्यय

• प्राश्य: having eaten
• प्राश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund)

• मूत्र-पुरीषकम्: urine and feces
• मूत्र-पुरीषकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरीषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमाहारः—‘urine and feces (together)’

• महा-सांतपनम्: the Mahāsāṃtapana penance
• महा-सांतपनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + सांतपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘the great sāṃtapana (penance)’

• मोहात्: from delusion
• मोहात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5 विभक्ति), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे—‘due to delusion’

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus/in that manner)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• द्विज-उत्तमः: the best twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विज-उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘best among the twice-born’

• भास-मण्डूक-कुररे: in (the case of) bhāsa, frog, and kurara
• भास-मण्डूक-कुररे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डूक (प्रातिपदिक) + कुरर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमाहारः—‘in the case of (eating) kite, frog, and osprey’ (locative of occasion)

• विष्किरे: in the case of the viṣkira bird
• विष्किरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्किर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; पक्षिविशेषः

• कृच्छ्रम्: the Kṛcchra penance
• कृच्छ्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; व्रतनाम

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

Speaker

Narrator-sage instructing on dharma and prāyaścitta (within the Kurma Purana’s discourse tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (twice-born)
• Mahā-sāṃtapana
• Kṛcchra

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly teach Ātman-metaphysics; it focuses on śauca (purity) and prāyaścitta, supporting the dharmic discipline that steadies the mind for higher knowledge taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including the Ishvara Gita).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No formal yoga technique is described; instead, it prescribes austerities (tapas) like Mahā-sāṃtapana and Kṛcchra as ethical-purificatory disciplines, which function as preparatory limbs for inner steadiness in broader Purāṇic sādhanā.

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

The verse is a dharma/prāyaścitta rule and does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it belongs to the Kurma Purana’s practical dharma layer that complements its later synthetic theology and yoga teachings.