Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 45
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
ब्राह्मणादिहतानां तु कृत्वा दाहादिकाः क्रियाः / गोमूत्रयावकाहारः प्राजापत्येन शुद्ध्यति
brāhmaṇādihatānāṃ tu kṛtvā dāhādikāḥ kriyāḥ / gomūtrayāvakāhāraḥ prājāpatyena śuddhyati
Mas, no caso das mortes impuras, começando por aquele que foi morto por um brāhmaṇa, após cumprir os ritos como a cremação e os demais, purifica-se pela expiação Prājāpatya, sustentando-se com urina de vaca e papa de yāvaka como alimento.
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purāṇa’s dharma-instructions to the sages at Naimiṣa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purification as a dharmic discipline of body and conduct; in the Kurma Purāṇa’s broader synthesis, such śauca supports inner steadiness (sattva) that aids Self-knowledge, even though this verse itself is focused on external expiation.
No meditation technique is stated; the verse emphasizes tapas-like restraint through the Prājāpatya vow (regulated diet and expiatory observance). In the Kurma Purāṇa’s spiritual program, such restraint functions as preparatory discipline for higher yoga and devotion.
It does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; it reflects the Purāṇa’s practical dharma layer that complements its later theological synthesis—ethical-ritual purity as a foundation for devotion and yogic realization taught elsewhere in the text.