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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

स्यादेतत् त्रिगुणं बाह्वोर्मूर्ध्नि च स्याच्चतुर्गुणम् / स्नात्वा जपेद् वा सावित्रीं श्वभिर्दष्टो द्विजोत्तमः

Transliteration

syādetat triguṇaṃ bāhvormūrdhni ca syāccaturguṇam / snātvā japed vā sāvitrīṃ śvabhirdaṣṭo dvijottamaḥ

Translation

若为群犬所咬，二次生者之最胜者：咬在臂上则此净行行三倍，咬在头上则行四倍；或沐浴之后诵持萨维特丽（Sāvitrī，即伽雅特丽咒）以求清净。

Word by Word
स्यात्should be
स्यात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
एतत्this
एतत्:
कर्ता/कर्म-निर्देश (this amount)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘this (penance)’
त्रिगुणम्triple
त्रिगुणम्:
कर्तृपूरक (predicate complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्तृपूरक), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः: त्रि-गुण (= triple)
बाह्वोःof the two arms
बाह्वोः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; ‘of the two arms’
मूर्ध्निon the head
मूर्ध्नि:
अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘on the head’
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात
स्यात्should be
स्यात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
चतुर्गुणम्fourfold
चतुर्गुणम्:
कर्तृपूरक
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्तृपूरक), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः: चतुर्-गुण (= fourfold)
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
पूर्वकालक्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive) ‘having bathed’
जपेत्should recite
जपेत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजप् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
वाor
वा:
विकल्प (alternative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-निपात (particle ‘or’)
सावित्रीम्the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) mantra
सावित्रीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; गायत्री-मन्त्रः
श्वभिःby dogs
श्वभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootश्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘by dogs’
दष्टःbitten
दष्टः:
कर्ता-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootदंश् (धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)
द्विजोत्तमःthe best of the twice-born
द्विजोत्तमः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः: द्विज-उत्तम (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः) ‘best among twice-born’
Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the dharma/prāyaścitta instructions of the Kurma Purana tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities
S
Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)

FAQs

This verse is primarily dharma-vidhi (ritual law) rather than metaphysics; it implies that purity is restored through disciplined action (snāna) and mantra-japa, which in the Purāṇic worldview supports inner clarity conducive to realizing the Self.

It highlights japa—specifically Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī repetition—paired with snāna (ritual bathing). In Kurma Purana practice, mantra-japa functions as a purificatory discipline that also steadies attention, aligning with broader yogic restraint even when taught in a prāyaścitta context.

The verse does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the shared Purāṇic synthesis where Vedic mantra (Sāvitrī) and dharmic purification are upheld across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava traditions as common means of restoring ritual and mental purity.

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