Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणादिहतानां तु कृत्वा दाहादिकाः क्रियाः / गोमूत्रयावकाहारः प्राजापत्येन शुद्ध्यति

Transliteration

brāhmaṇādihatānāṃ tu kṛtvā dāhādikāḥ kriyāḥ / gomūtrayāvakāhāraḥ prājāpatyena śuddhyati

Translation

కానీ బ్రాహ్మణునిచేత హతుడైనవాడు మొదలైన (అశుద్ధ మరణాలు) విషయంలో, దహనాది క్రియలు చేసి—గోమూత్రం మరియు యావక-ఆహారంతో ఉండే ప్రాజాపత్య ప్రాయశ్చిత్తంతో శుద్ధి పొందుతాడు.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणात्: from a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• इहतानाम्: of those who have been killed
• इहतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + इत (कृत्-प्रत्यय, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• दाह-आदिकाः: such as cremation etc.
• दाह-आदिकाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आदि-शब्देन ‘etc.’), स्त्रीलिङ्गे क्रियाः इति विशेषणम्; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• क्रियाः: rites/acts
• क्रियाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• गो-मूत्र-यावक-आहारः: diet of cow-urine and barley-gruel
• गो-मूत्र-यावक-आहारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + यावक (प्रातिपदिक) + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राजापत्येन: by the Prājāpatya (penance)
• प्राजापत्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (व्रतनाम), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• शुद्ध्यति: becomes purified
• शुद्ध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग (शुद्ध्यति)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purāṇa’s dharma-instructions to the sages at Naimiṣa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Brahmana
• Prājāpatya (penance)
• Gomūtra
• Yāvaka

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

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.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

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.

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

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.