Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

द्रुपदानां शतं वापि ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः / त्रिरात्रोपोषितः सम्यक् पञ्चगव्येन शुद्ध्यति

Transliteration

drupadānāṃ śataṃ vāpi brahmacārī samāhitaḥ / trirātropoṣitaḥ samyak pañcagavyena śuddhyati

Translation

แม้พรหมจารีผู้มีวินัยจะมีโทษ ‘ทฺรุปท’ ถึงร้อยประการ หากตั้งจิตสงบและถืออุโบสถสามคืนโดยถูกต้อง ย่อมบริสุทธิ์ด้วยพิธีปัญจคัวยะ

Word by Word

• drupadānām: of drums (drupada)
• drupadānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drupada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• śatam: a hundred
• śatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-नाम (numeral noun)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• brahmacārī: a celibate student
• brahmacārī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• samāhitaḥ: composed/attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धा, धातु; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (collected/attentive)

• trirātra-upoṣitaḥ: having fasted for three nights
• trirātra-upoṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trirātra (प्रातिपदिक) + upoṣita (upa-√vas, वस् धातु; क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रिरात्रम् उपोषितः = having fasted for three nights); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), सम्यगर्थक (properly)

• pañcagavyena: with pañcagavya
• pañcagavyena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcagavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (पञ्च + गव्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• śuddhyati: becomes purified
• śuddhyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śudh (शुध्, धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Traditional narration within a dharma/prāyaścitta instruction section (speaker presented as the Purāṇic teacher/narrator in the Kurma Purana’s discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahmacarin
• Pañcagavya

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes inner discipline (samāhita) and regulated austerity as supports for purity of mind, which dharma-texts treat as a prerequisite for steady contemplation of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tapas (a three-night fast) and mental collectedness (samāhita), aligning with yogic self-restraint and brahmacarya as foundational disciplines for higher practice.

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

It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; instead it presents shared dharmic technology—purification through vows and prescribed rites—compatible with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.