Shloka 84
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
ताडयित्वा तृणेनापि कण्ठं बद्ध्वापि वाससा / विवादे वापि निर्जित्य प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत्
tāḍayitvā tṛṇenāpi kaṇṭhaṃ baddhvāpi vāsasā / vivāde vāpi nirjitya praṇipatya prasādayet
Walaupun seseorang memukul orang lain walau hanya dengan sehelai rumput, atau mengikat lehernya dengan kain, atau bahkan mengalahkannya dalam pertikaian—hendaklah dia bersujud dan memohon agar orang itu berkenan serta memaafkan.
Traditional narrator-to-sages instruction (Dharma-nīti teaching within the Kurma Purana narrative frame)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by urging humility and appeasement even after victory, it points to inner mastery (jitendriyatā) and ego-transcendence—qualities aligned with realizing the Self beyond pride and hostility.
It emphasizes yogic restraint in conduct—vinaya (humility), kṣamā (forgiveness), and śānti (pacification). These are ethical foundations (yama-like disciplines) that support higher practices taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s yoga frameworks.
This verse is primarily ethical rather than sectarian; its stress on humility and appeasement fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative spirit where devotion and discipline—whether framed through Shaiva or Vaishnava idioms—are grounded in the same dharmic virtues.