Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 74 - Kurma Purana | Chinese | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

अनिर्वर्त्य महायज्ञान् यो भुङ्क्ते तु द्विजोत्तमः / अनातुरः सति धने कृच्छ्रार्धेन स शुद्ध्यति

Transliteration

anirvartya mahāyajñān yo bhuṅkte tu dvijottamaḥ / anāturaḥ sati dhane kṛcchrārdhena sa śuddhyati

Translation

若最胜二次生者未能如法完成诸大祭祀，却仍享用生计之果；只要并非困厄且具资财，便可通过行半分“克利遮罗”(Kṛcchra)苦行而得清净。

Word by Word

अनिर्वर्त्यwithout performing

महायज्ञान्great sacrifices

यःwho

भुङ्क्तेeats/enjoys

तुbut/indeed

द्विजोत्तमःa foremost twice-born

अनातुरःnot sick

सतिwhen there is/while being

धने(when) wealth (is present)

कृच्छ्रार्धेनby half of the kṛcchra (penance)

सःhe

शुद्ध्यतिis purified

Speaker

Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-teachings of the Kūrma Purāṇa in a prescriptive style)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

Mahāyajña

Kṛcchra (penance)

Dvija (twice-born)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames purification as restoring dharmic alignment—ethical discipline and expiation are presented as prerequisites that steady the mind for higher knowledge of Ātman taught elsewhere in the Kūrma Purāṇa.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No formal āsana/dhyāna is taught in this verse; it emphasizes prāyaścitta (Kṛcchra) as a tapas-based discipline that supports inner purity—an ethical foundation consistent with the Purāṇa’s later yoga and devotion teachings.

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

It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it focuses on dharma and expiation, which the Kūrma Purāṇa treats as a shared, non-sectarian foundation supporting both Śaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava pathways.