Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

अज्ञानात् प्राश्य विण्मूत्रं सुरासंस्पृष्टमेव च / पुनः संस्कारमर्हन्ति त्रयो वर्णा द्विजातयः

Transliteration

ajñānāt prāśya viṇmūtraṃ surāsaṃspṛṣṭameva ca / punaḥ saṃskāramarhanti trayo varṇā dvijātayaḥ

Translation

అజ్ఞానవశాత్ ద్విజుడు మలమూత్రం గాని, మద్యస్పర్శితమైనదేదైనా గాని తిన్నచో, మూడు వర్ణాల ద్విజులు మళ్లీ సంస్కారము (పునఃశుద్ధి) పొందుటకు అర్హులు అవుతారు.

Word by Word

• अज्ञानात्: from ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5 विभक्ति), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे—‘due to ignorance’

• प्राश्य: having eaten
• प्राश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having eaten’

• विṭ-मूत्रम्: feces and urine
• विṭ-मूत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमाहारः—‘feces and urine (as a pair)’

• सुरा-संस्पृष्टम्: contaminated by liquor
• सुरा-संस्पृष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्पृष्ट (सम्+स्पृश् धातु से क्त; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘touched/contaminated by liquor’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणबोधक अव्यय (particle: just/indeed)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: again)

• संस्कारम्: purificatory rite
• संस्कारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• अर्हन्ति: deserve/are entitled to
• अर्हन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• वर्णाः: social classes/varṇas
• वर्णाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), बहुवचन

• द्विजातयः: the twice-born (groups)
• द्विजातयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; ‘twice-born groups’ (apposition to वर्णाः)

Speaker

Vyasa (narrative Dharma instruction within the Purva-bhaga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Saṃskāra
• Varṇāśrama-dharma
• Surā

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FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; it frames spiritual life through dharma—ritual purity and saṃskāra are treated as prerequisites that support disciplined sādhana leading toward Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga technique is taught in this verse; it emphasizes śauca (purity) and corrective saṃskāra as the ethical-ritual groundwork that traditionally stabilizes mantra, japa, and higher yogic practice found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including the Ishvara Gita sections).

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

The verse is dharma-focused and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; implicitly, it aligns with the Purana’s integrative outlook where dharma and purification support devotion and yoga directed to the one Supreme reality revered through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava forms.