Shloka 71

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

सुरां स्पृष्ट्वा द्विजः कुर्यात् प्राणायामत्रयं शुचिः / पलाण्डुं लशुनं चैव घृतं प्राश्य ततः शुचिः

Transliteration

surāṃ spṛṣṭvā dvijaḥ kuryāt prāṇāyāmatrayaṃ śuciḥ / palāṇḍuṃ laśunaṃ caiva ghṛtaṃ prāśya tataḥ śuciḥ

Translation

Apabila seorang dvija menyentuh arak yang memabukkan, setelah membersihkan diri hendaklah dia melakukan tiga kali prāṇāyāma. Dan setelah memakan bawang dan bawang putih, hendaklah dia memakan ghṛta (ghee); kemudian dia menjadi suci.

Word by Word

• सुराम्: liquor
• सुराम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• स्पृष्ट्वा: having touched
• स्पृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive)

• द्विजः: a twice-born (Brahmin etc.)
• द्विजः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्राणायाम: breath-control
• प्राणायाम: सम्बन्ध (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणायाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; समासः: प्राण + आयाम (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः)

• त्रयम्: a set of three
• त्रयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः: प्राणायाम-त्रयम् (= three prāṇāyāmas)

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: कर्ता-विशेषण (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• पलाण्डुम्: onion
• पलाण्डुम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलाण्डु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• लशुनम्: garlic
• लशुनम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: लशुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction ‘and’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle ‘indeed/just’)

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्राश्य: having eaten/taken
• प्राश्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अश् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) ‘having eaten/taken’

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb) ‘then/thereafter’

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying Purāṇic dharma-teachings as received in the traditional transmission

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Prāṇāyāma
• Surā
• Ghṛta
• Palāṇḍu
• Laśuna

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; instead it supports the broader Kurma Purana emphasis that purity of conduct and regulated prāṇa (via prāṇāyāma) prepares the practitioner for higher knowledge and devotion where Ātman-realization becomes possible.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Prāṇāyāma is prescribed as a purificatory discipline (prāyaścitta). The “three prāṇāyāmas” indicate a standard triad of breath-restraints used in dharma and yoga traditions to restore ritual-psychophysical purity.

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

This verse is practical dharma rather than sectarian theology; by grounding purification in yogic discipline, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where shared yogic and ethical foundations support devotion to the one Supreme (Īśvara) revered as Shiva and Vishnu.