Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 75 - Kurma Purana | Vietnamese | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

आहिताग्निरुपस्थानं न कुर्याद् यस्तु पर्वणि / ऋतौ न गच्छेद् भार्यां वा सो ऽपि कृच्छ्रार्धमाचरेत्

Transliteration

āhitāgnirupasthānaṃ na kuryād yastu parvaṇi / ṛtau na gacched bhāryāṃ vā so 'pi kṛcchrārdhamācaret

Translation

Người đã lập các lửa tế tự (āhita-agni) mà đến ngày lễ/đêm sóc (amāvāsyā) không làm nghi thức hầu thờ lửa theo pháp, hoặc đến mùa thích hợp mà không gần gũi vợ, thì người ấy cũng phải thực hành nửa phần sám hối Kṛcchra.

Word by Word

आहिताग्नि-उपस्थानम्attendance/service to the consecrated fires

नnot

कुर्यात्should do

यःwho

तुbut/indeed

पर्वणिon a festival/observance day (parvan)

ऋतौin the proper season (for conception)

नnot

गच्छेत्should go/approach

भार्याम्wife

वाor

सःhe

अपिalso

कृच्छ्र-अर्धम्half of the Kṛcchra penance

आचरेत्should perform/practise

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma instructions as taught by the tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

Agni

Āhitāgni

Kṛcchra (penance)

Gṛhastha-dharma

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone: it teaches discipline and expiation (prāyaścitta) for neglect of obligatory rites. Indirectly, it supports inner purity and steadiness—conditions traditionally held to aid Self-knowledge—rather than describing Ātman directly.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct meditation technique is taught; the emphasis is on niyama-like discipline—maintaining sacred duties (fire-worship/Agnihotra) and regulated household conduct. In Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such ritual and ethical order is treated as a foundation that steadies the mind for higher yoga and devotion.

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

The verse does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it focuses on Vedic household obligations and expiation. Within the Kurma Purana’s overall non-sectarian frame, these duties are upheld as part of a unified dharma that can support both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava paths.