Shloka 63
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
उच्छिष्टो यद्यनाचान्तश्चाण्डालादीन् स्पृशेद् द्विजः / प्रमादाद् वै जपेत् स्नात्वा गायत्र्यष्टसहस्रकम्
ucchiṣṭo yadyanācāntaścāṇḍālādīn spṛśed dvijaḥ / pramādād vai japet snātvā gāyatryaṣṭasahasrakam
Jika seorang dvija, ketika masih dalam keadaan uchiṣṭa selepas makan dan belum melakukan ācamana, tersentuh seorang Caṇḍāla atau yang seumpamanya kerana kelalaian, maka setelah mandi dia hendaklah melafazkan Gāyatrī sebanyak lapan ribu kali sebagai penebusan.
Sūta (narrating Vyāsa’s teaching to the sages) — within a dharma/prāyaścitta instruction section of the Kūrma Purāṇa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone: it does not directly analyze Ātman, but it assumes that inner and outer discipline (śauca, mantra-japa) supports spiritual fitness for Vedic practice that culminates in self-knowledge.
It prescribes mantra-yoga in the form of Gāyatrī-japa, preceded by snāna and the corrective restoration of purity—showing the Purāṇic linkage between disciplined conduct and effective japa.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead, it reflects the shared Purāṇic dharma framework in which both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams uphold śauca, ācamana, snāna, and mantra-japa as foundational supports for higher realization.