Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

विड्वराहखरोष्ट्राणां गोमायोः कपिकाकयोः / प्राश्य मूत्रपुरीषाणि द्विजश्चान्द्रायणं चरेत्

Transliteration

viḍvarāhakharoṣṭrāṇāṃ gomāyoḥ kapikākayoḥ / prāśya mūtrapurīṣāṇi dvijaścāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

Translation

หากพราหมณ์ผู้เกิดสองครั้งกินปัสสาวะหรืออุจจาระของหมูป่า ลา อูฐ วัว หมาจิ้งจอก ลิง หรือกา พึงถือจันทรายณะ (Cāndrāyaṇa) เป็นการไถ่บาป.

Word by Word

• विṭ-वराह-खर-उष्ट्राणाम्: of pig, donkey, and camel (etc.)
• विṭ-वराह-खर-उष्ट्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + वराह (प्रातिपदिक) + खर (प्रातिपदिक) + उष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः—‘of pig, donkey, camel (and viṭ-...)’ (समूहस्य षष्ठी)

• गो-मायोः: of cow and māyu
• गो-मायोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + मायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः—‘of cow and mūṣaka/jackal? (māyu)’

• कपि-काकयोः: of monkey and crow
• कपि-काकयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक) + काक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः—‘of monkey and crow’

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

• मूत्र-पुरीषाणि: urine and feces
• मूत्र-पुरीषाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—‘urine and feces’

• द्विजः: a twice-born (Brahmin etc.)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

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

• आन्द्रायणम्: the Cāndrāyaṇa penance
• आन्द्रायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन्द्रायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; व्रतनाम

• चरेत्: should perform/practice
• चरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma and prāyaścitta teachings to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Cāndrāyaṇa (lunar penance)
• Dvija (twice-born)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a dharmaśāstric rule of expiation (prāyaścitta) and does not directly teach ātman-metaphysics; it supports spiritual discipline by emphasizing purity and restraint as aids to sādhana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga technique is prescribed; instead, it mandates the Cāndrāyaṇa vrata (a regulated lunar penance), a tapas-based discipline that strengthens self-control (saṃyama) and supports eligibility for higher practices like mantra, dhyāna, and śiva-nārāyaṇa-bhakti taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Purāṇa’s broader synthetic ethic where bodily purity, tapas, and dharma are treated as common foundations for devotion to Īśvara—whether approached as Śiva or Nārāyaṇa in other sections.