Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

कार्पासकीटजोर्णानां द्विशफैकशफस्य च / पक्षिगन्धौषधीनां च रज्वाश्चैव त्र्यहं पयः

Transliteration

kārpāsakīṭajorṇānāṃ dviśaphaikaśaphasya ca / pakṣigandhauṣadhīnāṃ ca rajvāścaiva tryahaṃ payaḥ

Translation

สำหรับเศษซากที่เกิดจากหนอนไหม/หนอนฝ้าย ซากสัตว์กีบแยกและกีบเดี่ยว ตลอดจนสัตว์ปีก ของหอม สมุนไพร และเชือก—ให้ชำระด้วยน้ำนมเป็นเวลา ๓ วัน

Word by Word

• कार्पासकीटजोर्णानाम्: of cotton, silk, and wool
• कार्पासकीटजोर्णानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्पास + कीटज + ऊर्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — ‘of cotton, silk (worm-born), and wool’ (समाहार-द्वन्द्व)

• द्विशफैकशफस्य: of cloven-hoofed and single-hoofed (animals)
• द्विशफैकशफस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि-शफ + एक-शफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine) — ‘of the cloven-hoofed and the single-hoofed (animals)’ (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व, समाहारार्थे)

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

• पक्षिगन्धौषधीनाम्: of birds, perfumes, and herbs
• पक्षिगन्धौषधीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षि + गन्ध + औषधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — ‘of birds, perfumes, and medicinal herbs’ (समाहार-द्वन्द्व)

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

• रज्वाः: of ropes
• रज्वाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रज्जु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — ‘of ropes’

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• त्र्यहम्: three days
• त्र्यहम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — ‘for three days’ (काल-अवधि)

• पयः: milk
• पयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

Speaker

Vyasa (narration in a Dharma/śauca instruction context within the Kurma Purana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• milk (payaḥ)
• medicinal herbs (auṣadhi)
• perfumes (gandha)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in focus (śauca/āśauca), teaching external discipline; in the Kurma Purana’s broader frame, such purity observances support inner steadiness (sattva) that becomes conducive to Self-knowledge rather than directly defining Ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct meditation technique is taught here; instead it gives preparatory discipline—ritual purity and regulated conduct—which functions as an ethical/ritual foundation that the Purana treats as supportive for higher yogic practice (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and purification).

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

The verse does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes to the shared dharmic framework (śauca and expiation) that both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams uphold in the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology.