Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 109
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
एतदेव परं स्त्रीणां प्रायश्चित्तं विदुर्बुधाः / सर्वपापसमुद्भूतौ नात्र कार्या विचारणा
etadeva paraṃ strīṇāṃ prāyaścittaṃ vidurbudhāḥ / sarvapāpasamudbhūtau nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
ബുദ്ധന്മാർ ഇതുതന്നെ സ്ത്രീകൾക്കുള്ള പരമ പ്രായശ്ചിത്തമെന്ന് അറിയുന്നു. ഇത് സർവ്വപാപശമനഹേതുവായതിനാൽ ഇവിടെ കൂടുതൽ വിചാരം വേണ്ട.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages/Indradyumna within the Purāṇic dialogue frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-oriented (prāyaścitta) rather than metaphysical; it emphasizes decisive adherence to a prescribed expiation rather than inquiry into ātman-doctrine.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it belongs to the prāyaścitta/dharma stream that supports inner purification, which elsewhere in the Kurma Purana complements Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion.
The verse itself does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by presenting dharma-based purification as compatible with the text’s later Shaiva-Vaishnava spiritual framework.