Shloka 6
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas: Liquor, Theft, Sexual Transgression, Contact with the Fallen, and Homicide
स्कन्धेनादाय मुसलं लकुटं वापि खादिरम् / शक्तिं चोभयतस्तीक्ष्णामायसं दण्डमेव वा
skandhenādāya musalaṃ lakuṭaṃ vāpi khādiram / śaktiṃ cobhayatastīkṣṇāmāyasaṃ daṇḍameva vā
แบกสากไว้บนบ่า หรือถือกระบองทำด้วยไม้ขทิระ; หรือถือหอกที่คมทั้งสองด้าน หรือเพียงถือไม้เท้าเหล็ก
Narrator (Purana narrator continuing the prescriptive discourse of the chapter; traditionally within the Sūta-to-sages frame)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is practical rather than metaphysical: it lists implements for protection and readiness; it does not directly discuss Ātman, though it supports dharmic living that forms the ethical ground for higher yoga and self-knowledge.
No explicit yogic technique is taught here; the emphasis is on disciplined conduct and preparedness (a dharmic framework) that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, complements Pāśupata-oriented restraint, vigilance, and steadiness of mind.
It does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it belongs to the Purana’s dharma-instruction layer that undergirds the later Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis by emphasizing righteous order and protective duty.