Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 109

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

Devanagari script

एतदेव परं स्त्रीणां प्रायश्चित्तं विदुर्बुधाः / सर्वपापसमुद्भूतौ नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

etadeva paraṃ strīṇāṃ prāyaścittaṃ vidurbudhāḥ / sarvapāpasamudbhūtau nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

دانشمندوں کے نزدیک یہی عورتوں کے لیے اعلیٰ ترین پرायश्चت ہے۔ چونکہ یہ تمام گناہوں کے ازالے کا سبب ہے، اس لیے یہاں مزید غور کی حاجت نہیں۔

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य (correlative)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to prāyaścittam/etat)

• strīṇām: of women
• strīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• prāyaścittam: expiation
• prāyaścittam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāyaścitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• viduḥ: know; declare
• viduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘know/declare’

• budhāḥ: the wise
• budhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्ता

• sarvapāpasamudbhūtau: (the two) arising from all sins
• sarvapāpasamudbhūtau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-pāpa-samudbhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (sarva+pāpa) + उपपद/तत्पुरुष (… + samudbhūta = ‘arisen from’)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• kāryā: to be done; necessary
• kāryā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; ‘to be done/necessary’

• vicāraṇā: consideration/inquiry
• vicāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृस्थाने (as subject with implied ‘asti’)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages/Indradyumna within the Purāṇic dialogue frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Kūrma (Vishnu)
• Dharma
• Prāyaścitta

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-oriented (prāyaścitta) rather than metaphysical; it emphasizes decisive adherence to a prescribed expiation rather than inquiry into ātman-doctrine.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it belongs to the prāyaścitta/dharma stream that supports inner purification, which elsewhere in the Kurma Purana complements Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion.

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

The verse itself does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by presenting dharma-based purification as compatible with the text’s later Shaiva-Vaishnava spiritual framework.