Shloka 58
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
उष्ट्रयानं समारुह्य खरयानं च कामतः / त्रिरात्रेण विशुद्ध्येत् तु नग्नो वा प्रविशेज्जलम्
uṣṭrayānaṃ samāruhya kharayānaṃ ca kāmataḥ / trirātreṇa viśuddhyet tu nagno vā praviśejjalam
ആരെങ്കിലും ഇച്ഛാപൂർവ്വം ഒട്ടകവാഹനത്തിലോ കഴുതവാഹനത്തിലോ കയറുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, മൂന്ന് രാത്രികൾക്കകം ശുദ്ധനാകുന്നു; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നഗ്നനായി ജലത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച് (സ്നാനത്തോടെ) ശുദ്ധി നേടണം.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-śāstra style prāyaścitta rules
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It does not directly teach ātma-tattva; instead, it prescribes external purification (śauca) as a supportive discipline, which in the Kurma Purana’s broader vision helps steady the mind for higher knowledge and devotion.
No specific yogic technique is taught; the verse highlights preparatory discipline—prāyaścitta and bodily cleansing—often treated as ancillary supports (aṅga) for sādhana, including mantra, worship, and yoga in the Purana’s wider teaching.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the shared dharmic framework honored across Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis in the Kurma Purana—ethical restraint and purification as common foundations for devotion and liberation.