Shloka 77
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
बुद्धिपूर्वं त्वभ्युदितो जपेदन्तर्जले द्विजः / गायत्र्यष्टसहस्रं तु त्र्यहं चोपवसेद् व्रती
buddhipūrvaṃ tvabhyudito japedantarjale dvijaḥ / gāyatryaṣṭasahasraṃ tu tryahaṃ copavased vratī
ด้วยความตั้งใจรู้ตัว ตื่นก่อนอรุณ ทวิชพึงยืนอยู่ในน้ำแล้วสวดญปะ; ผู้ถือพรตพึงสาธยายคายตรีแปดพันจบ และถืออุโบสถอดอาหารสามวัน
Traditional narrator in the Kurma Purana (instructional passage on dharma for the dvija)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents disciplined japa, purity, and fasting as preparatory means (sādhana) to steady the intellect and refine awareness—conditions traditionally held to support realization of the Self beyond ritual.
Mantra-yoga through Gāyatrī-japa, performed with saṅkalpa (buddhipūrva) and bodily purification (standing in water), paired with tapas in the form of a three-day upavāsa—classic purificatory supports for dhyāna and inner steadiness.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; instead, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s shared dharma-yoga framework where mantra, tapas, and purity function as common means within the text’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.