Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 2
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas — Brahmahatyā, Association with the Fallen, and Tīrtha-Based Purification
अकृत्वा विहितं कर्म कृत्वा निन्दितमेव च / दोषमाप्नोति पुरुषः प्रायश्चित्तं विशोधनम्
akṛtvā vihitaṃ karma kṛtvā ninditameva ca / doṣamāpnoti puruṣaḥ prāyaścittaṃ viśodhanam
人因不行所应行之业、反作所当诃责之事而得过失；净除此过之法，即为prāyaścitta——赎罪与清净的修持。
Sūta (narrating the dharma-teaching of the Kurma Purana tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It frames doṣa as arising from two sources: omission of prescribed duties (vihita-karma) and commission of censured acts (nindita-karma), emphasizing dharma as both what must be done and what must be avoided.
Prāyaścitta is presented as viśodhana—purificatory corrective practice—used to cleanse the moral and ritual blemish produced by neglecting duties or engaging in forbidden conduct.
Not directly; it lays a dharmic foundation—purification through prāyaścitta—that supports later Kurma Purana teachings where inner discipline, devotion, and yogic purity become prerequisites for higher Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis and yogic realization.