Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 59 - Kurma Purana | Thai | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

षष्ठान्नकालतामासं संहिताजप एव च / होमाश्च शाकला नित्यमपाङ्क्तानां विशोधनम्

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhānnakālatāmāsaṃ saṃhitājapa eva ca / homāśca śākalā nityamapāṅktānāṃ viśodhanam

Translation

สำหรับผู้ที่เป็น ‘อปางกฺตฺยะ’ (ไม่สมควรนั่งร่วมแถวพิธีและภัตตาหาร) การชำระให้บริสุทธิ์กำหนดไว้ด้วยการรักษาวัตรเวลาอาหารมื้อที่หกตลอดหนึ่งเดือน การสวดชปะสํหิตา และการบูชาไฟศากละเป็นนิตย์—สิ่งเหล่านี้เป็นหนทางชำระมลทินของเขา

Word by Word

षष्ठान्नकालतामासम्a month of taking food on the sixth day

संहिताजपःrecitation of the Saṃhitā

एवindeed/only

चand

होमाःfire-offerings

चand

शाकलाः(rites/recitations) of the Śākala (school)

नित्यम्always

अपाङ्क्तानाम्of those excluded from the line (impure/outcast)

विशोधनम्purification

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma/prāyaścitta instructions as taught in the tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

Veda Saṃhitā

Homa

Śākala (Vedic tradition)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone: it focuses on external and internal purification through disciplined conduct (niyama), Vedic recitation, and homa, which in the Purāṇic view supports clarity (śuddhi) conducive to realizing the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights discipline (niyama) and mantra-japa—specifically Saṃhitā recitation—along with daily homa as a purificatory sādhanā; these function as preparatory practices that steady the practitioner for higher contemplative paths described elsewhere in the Kurma tradition.

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

The verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, its emphasis on Vedic japa and homa reflects the shared ritual foundation honored across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis in the Kurma Purana, where purity and right practice underpin devotion and liberation.