Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 7
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas — Brahmahatyā, Association with the Fallen, and Tīrtha-Based Purification
मीमांसाज्ञानतत्त्वज्ञा वेदान्तकुशला द्विजाः / एकविंशतिसंख्याताः प्रयाश्चित्तं वदन्ति वै
mīmāṃsājñānatattvajñā vedāntakuśalā dvijāḥ / ekaviṃśatisaṃkhyātāḥ prayāścittaṃ vadanti vai
Ang mga pantas na Brahmana—dalubhasa sa Mīmāṃsā, nakakabatid sa mga simulain ng banal na kaalaman, at bihasa sa Vedānta—na may bilang na dalawampu’t isa, ay tunay na naglahad ng aral ng prāyaścitta (pagbabayad-sala).
Sūta (narrator) reporting the sages’ exposition within the Kurma Purana discourse framework
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by pairing Mīmāṃsā (ritual-duty analysis) with Vedānta (Self-knowledge), it implies that dharmic purification (prāyaścitta) and inner realization belong to a single Vedic continuum leading toward clarity of the Self.
No specific yogic technique is named; the verse foregrounds purification as a prerequisite discipline—prāyaścitta as a dharmic means of cleansing conduct and mind, which supports higher contemplative practice emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including Pāśupata-oriented ideals).
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach is reflected in presenting both ritual orthopraxy (often linked with Vedic duty) and Vedāntic wisdom (often used in sect-transcending theology), a framework compatible with Shaiva–Vaishnava unity themes found across the text.