Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

वृथा कृसरसंयावं पायसापूपसंकुलम् / भुक्त्वा चैवं विधं त्वन्नं त्रिरात्रेण विशुद्ध्यति

Transliteration

vṛthā kṛsarasaṃyāvaṃ pāyasāpūpasaṃkulam / bhuktvā caivaṃ vidhaṃ tvannaṃ trirātreṇa viśuddhyati

Translation

หากผู้ใดกินโดยเปล่าประโยชน์/ไม่สมควร อาหารที่มีข้าวกฤสรและสังยาวะปนด้วยปายสะและอาปูปะ ผู้นั้นย่อมบริสุทธิ์ด้วยวินัยตลอดสามราตรี

Word by Word

• वृथा: in vain/needlessly
• वृथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• कृसरसंयावम्: kṛsara and saṃyāva (foods)
• कृसरसंयावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृसर + संयाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (कृसरः च संयावः च)

• पायसापूपसंकुलम्: mixed with rice-pudding and cakes
• पायसापूपसंकुलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पायस + अपूप + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (kṛsarasaṃyāvaṃ/tvannaṃ); तत्पुरुष—पायसैः अपूपैः संकुलम् (filled with)

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• भुक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• विधम्: of such a kind
• विधम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (tvannaṃ)

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

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रिरात्रेण: by/within three nights
• त्रिरात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिरात्र (प्रातिपदिक: त्रि + रात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; काल-करणे (within/by three nights)

• विशुद्ध्यति: becomes completely purified
• विशुद्ध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु) उपसर्गः वि-
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrating Vyāsa’s Purāṇic teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: hasya

Characters & Entities

• Kurma Purana
• Vyasa
• Suta
• Naimisharanya

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it frames spiritual life through āhāra-śuddhi (purity of intake) and prāyaścitta, implying that ethical and ritual purity support inner clarity needed for Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific āsana or dhyāna is taught here; the practice emphasized is tapas-like restraint for three nights as a purification discipline, which in the Kurma Purana functions as preparatory support for higher Yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented observances).

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

The verse is primarily dharma-prāyaścitta guidance and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇa’s synthesis where bodily/ritual purity is treated as a shared foundation for devotion and Yoga across Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava practice.