Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

सुराभाण्डोदरे वारि पीत्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत् / शुनोच्छिष्टं द्विजो भुक्त्वा त्रिरात्रेण विशुद्ध्यति / गोमूत्रयावकाहारः पीतशेषं च रागवान्

Transliteration

surābhāṇḍodare vāri pītvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caret / śunocchiṣṭaṃ dvijo bhuktvā trirātreṇa viśuddhyati / gomūtrayāvakāhāraḥ pītaśeṣaṃ ca rāgavān

Translation

若有人饮用曾存于酒器腹内（器内）的水，应行“月行苦行”（Cāndrāyaṇa）以作忏悔。二次生者若食犬所遗之食，三夜之内得清净；以掺牛尿之大麦粥为食，并仅饮按量所余之水，持戒自制。

Word by Word

• सुरा-भाण्ड-उदरे: in the liquor-vessel’s interior
• सुरा-भाण्ड-उदरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुरायाः भाण्डस्य उदरे) — Locative: 'in the belly/interior of a liquor-vessel'

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative object

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having drunk'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आन्द्रायणम्: the Cāndrāyaṇa vow
• आन्द्रायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन्द्रायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative of observance

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

• शुनः: of a dog
• शुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive: 'of a dog'

• उच्छिष्टम्: leftover food/ort
• उच्छिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative object

• द्विजः: a twice-born (Brahmin etc.)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Subject

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• भुक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having eaten'

• त्रि-रात्रेण: within three nights
• त्रि-रात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः द्विगु-तत्पुरुषः (त्रयः रात्रयः) — Instrumental: 'by/within three nights'

• विशुद्ध्यति: is purified
• विशुद्ध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विशुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; 'becomes purified'

• गो-मूत्र-यावक-आहारः: one subsisting on cow-urine and yāvaka
• गो-मूत्र-यावक-आहारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + यावक (प्रातिपदिक) + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (गोमूत्रं यावकः आहारः यस्य/गोमूत्रयावकौ आहारः) — 'one whose diet is cow-urine and barley-gruel'

• पीत-शेषम्: the remaining (portion) after drinking
• पीत-शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत (पा-धातु, क्त/कृदन्त) + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः— 'the remainder after drinking / what is left (to be drunk)'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• रागवान्: with relish/attachment (fond)
• रागवान्: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रागवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

Speaker

Vyāsa (narratorial Dharma-instruction in Purāṇic style)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Cāndrāyaṇa
• dvija
• go-mūtra
• yāvaka

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; instead, it frames ethical-ritual self-regulation (niyama) as a means to restore purity, which traditionally supports steadiness of mind required for Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tapas (austerity) and niyama (discipline) through regulated diet and timed vows (Cāndrāyaṇa), practices that purify conduct and stabilize the practitioner—foundational supports for higher Yoga in the Kurma Purana’s dharma framework.

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

This verse is a dharma-prāyaścitta instruction and does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu theology; it contributes indirectly by emphasizing a shared Purāṇic ethic of purification and restraint respected across both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions.