Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

अवगूर्य चरेत् कृच्छ्रमतिकृच्छ्रं निपातने / कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रौ कुर्वोत विप्रस्योत्पाद्य शोणितम्

Transliteration

avagūrya caret kṛcchramatikṛcchraṃ nipātane / kṛcchrātikṛcchrau kurvota viprasyotpādya śoṇitam

Translation

اگر کسی برہمن کو قتل کیا ہو تو کِرِچّھر اور اَتِکِرِچّھر کے پرायشچت کرے؛ اور اگر برہمن کا خون بہایا ہو تو کِرِچّھر اور اَتِکِرِچّھر دونوں کفّارہ ادا کرے۔

Word by Word

• अवगूर्य: having concealed/covered
• अवगूर्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवगूर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), from धातु अवगूर्; ‘having concealed/covered’

• चरेत्: should perform/practice
• चरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कृच्छ्रम्: the kṛcchra penance
• कृच्छ्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• अतिकृच्छ्रम्: the atikṛcchra penance
• अतिकृच्छ्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति + कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (अति- ‘excessive’ + कृच्छ्र)

• निपातने: in the act of causing a fall/downfall
• निपातने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निपातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (or Masculine usage), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन; ‘in/at the act of causing to fall/bringing down’

• कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रौ: (both) kṛcchra and atikṛcchra
• कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र + अतिकृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग (collective) / द्विवचन (Dual), द्वितीया (Accusative) or प्रथमा (Nominative) dual by context; here as object with ‘कुर्वोत’ → द्वितीया द्विवचन

• कुर्वोत: you (all) should do/perform
• कुर्वोत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; वैदिक/पौराणिक रूप ‘कुर्वोत’ = ‘कुरुत’

• विप्रस्य: of a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन

• उत्पाद्य: having produced/caused
• उत्पाद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद्/पाद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund); ‘having produced/caused to arise’

• शोणितम्: blood
• शोणितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोणित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrating traditional dharma teachings to the sages, within the Purāṇic frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
• Kṛcchra
• Ati-kṛcchra
• Prāyaścitta

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes moral purification (prāyaścitta) as a prerequisite for inner clarity, which later supports self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tapas (austerity) through Kṛcchra/Ati-kṛcchra vows—disciplinary practices that purify conduct and mind, forming an ethical base compatible with Pāśupata-oriented restraint and purification.

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

Not explicitly; it reflects the shared Purāṇic dharma framework that underlies the Kurma Purana’s broader Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis, where ethical purification supports devotion and yoga regardless of the deity-form emphasized.