Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 73 - Kurma Purana | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Shloka 73

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Devanagari script

स्यादेतत् त्रिगुणं बाह्वोर्मूर्ध्नि च स्याच्चतुर्गुणम् / स्नात्वा जपेद् वा सावित्रीं श्वभिर्दष्टो द्विजोत्तमः

Transliteration

syādetat triguṇaṃ bāhvormūrdhni ca syāccaturguṇam / snātvā japed vā sāvitrīṃ śvabhirdaṣṭo dvijottamaḥ

Translation

ബാഹുവിൽ കടിയുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഈ പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം മൂന്നിരട്ടി, തലയിൽ കടിയുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ നാലിരട്ടി ആകണം. അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നായകൾ കടിച്ച ദ്വിജോത്തമൻ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് സാവിത്രി (ഗായത്രി) ജപിക്കണം।

Word by Word

स्यात्should be

एतत्this

त्रिगुणम्triple

बाह्वोःof the two arms

मूर्ध्निon the head

चand

स्यात्should be

चतुर्गुणम्fourfold

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

जपेत्should recite

वाor

सावित्रीम्the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) mantra

श्वभिःby dogs

दष्टःbitten

द्विजोत्तमःthe best of the twice-born

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the dharma/prāyaścitta instructions of the Kurma Purana tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-vidhi (ritual law) rather than metaphysics; it implies that purity is restored through disciplined action (snāna) and mantra-japa, which in the Purāṇic worldview supports inner clarity conducive to realizing the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights japa—specifically Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī repetition—paired with snāna (ritual bathing). In Kurma Purana practice, mantra-japa functions as a purificatory discipline that also steadies attention, aligning with broader yogic restraint even when taught in a prāyaścitta context.

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

The verse does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the shared Purāṇic synthesis where Vedic mantra (Sāvitrī) and dharmic purification are upheld across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava traditions as common means of restoring ritual and mental purity.