Shloka 29
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
असुरामद्यपानेन कुर्याच्चान्द्रायणव्रतम् / अभोज्यान्नं तु भुक्त्वा च प्राजापत्येन शुद्ध्यति
asurāmadyapānena kuryāccāndrāyaṇavratam / abhojyānnaṃ tu bhuktvā ca prājāpatyena śuddhyati
അസുരമദ്യപാനം ചെയ്താൽ ചാന്ദ്രായണവ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കണം. ഭോജ്യമല്ലാത്ത അന്നം ഭക്ഷിച്ചാൽ പ്രാജാപത്യ പ്രായശ്ചിത്തംകൊണ്ട് ശുദ്ധി ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-śāstra style injunctions on prāyaścitta
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It does not teach Ātman metaphysics directly; it treats dharma through prāyaścitta, implying that inner and outer purity support steadiness of mind for higher knowledge taught elsewhere (notably the Upari-bhāga’s Īśvara-gītā).
No meditation technique is prescribed here; the “practice” is disciplinary—Cāndrāyaṇa and Prājāpatya vows—which function as tapas (austerity) to restore sattva and eligibility for mantra, worship, and yogic disciplines emphasized in later Kurma Purana teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and purity).
The verse is non-sectarian and practical: it lays down universal dharma remedies rather than sectarian theology, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where purification supports devotion and yoga regardless of whether one approaches Hari or Hara.