Shloka 42
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas: Liquor, Theft, Sexual Transgression, Contact with the Fallen, and Homicide
सावित्रीं च जपेच्चैव नित्यं क्रोधविवर्जितः / नदीतीरेषु तीर्थेषु तस्मात् पापाद् विमुच्यते
sāvitrīṃ ca japeccaiva nityaṃ krodhavivarjitaḥ / nadītīreṣu tīrtheṣu tasmāt pāpād vimucyate
พึงสวดชปสวิตรี (คายตรี) ทุกวันโดยปราศจากโทสะ; เมื่อกระทำ ณ ตีรถะริมฝั่งแม่น้ำ ย่อมหลุดพ้นจากบาปนั้น.
Traditional narration context: a Purāṇic teacher (Sūta/Vyāsa line) conveying Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching on japa and tīrtha; specific speaker not explicit from the single verse.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes inner purification (angerlessness) and mantra-japa as prerequisites for clarity of consciousness, through which knowledge of the Self becomes attainable; sin is treated as an obscuration removable by disciplined practice.
Mantra-yoga in the form of daily Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) japa, coupled with ethical restraint (krodha-vivarjana) and tīrtha-sevā/pilgrimage discipline—an integrated sādhanā aligning conduct, speech (mantra), and sacred space.
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis appears in its shared dharma-sādhanā framework—mantra, self-control, and tīrtha—practices honored across both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava traditions as means to purification and liberation from pāpa.