Shloka 4
Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions
पथ्यंभसि च गोष्ठेषु श्मशाने वल्मिके द्विज । कुर्यादुत्सर्जनं नैव व्रती मूत्रपुरीषयोः
pathyaṃbhasi ca goṣṭheṣu śmaśāne valmike dvija | kuryādutsarjanaṃ naiva vratī mūtrapurīṣayoḥ
يا ذا الولادتين، إنّ الملتزم بالنذر لا ينبغي له قطّ أن يقضي حاجته—لا بولاً ولا غائطاً—في ماءٍ صالح للشرب، ولا في حظائر الأبقار، ولا في أرض المحرقة، ولا فوق تَلّ النمل.
Unspecified (instructional voice addressing a dvija/vratī)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पथ्यंभसि = पथ्य + अम्भसि (कर्मधारय); कुर्यादुत्सर्जनम् = कुर्यात् + उत्सर्जनम्; नैव = न + एव; मूत्रपुरीषयोः = मूत्र-पुरīषयोः (द्वन्द्व, षष्ठी-द्विवचन).
FAQs
It prohibits evacuation in potable/wholesome water, in cow-pens, in cremation grounds, and on/near anthills.
It addresses a “dvija” (twice-born) and specifically applies to a “vratī,” someone observing a religious vow.
It emphasizes śauca (cleanliness) and reverence for protected spaces—water sources, places associated with cows, funerary sites, and living habitats like anthills.