Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 62
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
उद्बन्धनादिनिहतं संस्पृश्य ब्राह्मणः क्वचित् / चान्द्रायणेन शुद्धिः स्यात् प्राजापत्येन वा पुनः
udbandhanādinihataṃ saṃspṛśya brāhmaṇaḥ kvacit / cāndrāyaṇena śuddhiḥ syāt prājāpatyena vā punaḥ
Nếu một Bà-la-môn vào bất cứ lúc nào chạm phải người đã chết do treo cổ hay một cái chết bạo lực tương tự, thì sự thanh tịnh đạt được nhờ khổ hạnh Cāndrāyaṇa, hoặc lại nhờ nghi thức sám hối Prājāpatya.
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-teachings of the Kūrma Purāṇa to the sages)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes dharmic discipline—purification through regulated vows—supporting inner clarity that traditional Purāṇic teaching associates with spiritual realization.
No meditative technique is taught explicitly; the verse highlights tapas-based observances (Cāndrāyaṇa and Prājāpatya) as purificatory disciplines that function as preparatory restraints (yama-niyama-like) within a broader Purāṇic sādhanā.
It does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it reflects the Kūrma Purāṇa’s integrated framework where ethical purity and expiation support the same dharma that later culminates in unified Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava spiritual instruction.