Shloka 86
Prohibitions and Rules of Right Conduct (Ācāra): Theft, Speech, Purity, Residence, and Social Boundaries
स्वमग्निं चैव हस्तेन स्पृशेन्नाप्सुचिरं वसेत् । न पक्षकेणोपधमेन्न शूर्पेण च पाणिना
svamagniṃ caiva hastena spṛśennāpsuciraṃ vaset | na pakṣakeṇopadhamenna śūrpeṇa ca pāṇinā
لا يمسّ المرء ناره بيده، ولا يلبث في الماء طويلًا. ولا يهوّي النار بجناح، ولا بمِذراة، ولا باليد.
Unspecified (context not provided; appears as a prescriptive injunction within the Svarga-khaṇḍa narrative)
Concept: Treat fire and water with disciplined protocol; avoid improper handling that risks impurity, disrespect, or harm.
Application: Handle fire safely and reverently; avoid reckless exposure to water/heat; adopt mindful, non-impulsive actions in daily chores—small disciplines prevent larger lapses.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual hearth in a clean courtyard: a householder tends a small sacred fire using proper implements while keeping hands respectfully away from the flame. Nearby, a calm water tank glimmers, suggesting measured contact with water and disciplined bodily conduct.","primary_figures":["householder tending agni","family priest/elder (optional)"],"setting":"Courtyard yajña-śālā with a small kuṇḍa, ladles, and a nearby water vessel/tank","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["fire orange","ash white","copper brown","river blue","sacred saffron"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: compact yajña-kuṇḍa with stylized flames highlighted in gold leaf, proper ladles and vessels arranged symmetrically, householder in clean white/saffron garments maintaining distance from the fire, ornate borders and rich reds/greens conveying ritual order.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard with a small fire altar, delicate depiction of tools (sruc, sruva), a water vessel reflecting dawn light, soft hills/trees in background, refined lines emphasizing careful, restrained movement.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of kuṇḍa and flames, iconic posture of the practitioner, simplified water tank motif, warm ochres and reds with green accents, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central sacred fire motif framed by lotus borders, conch and vessels, attendants holding proper implements (not hands/wing/basket), deep indigo ground with gold and vermilion highlights, devotional orderliness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft crackle of fire","metallic clink of ritual ladle","distant water ripple","steady drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वम्+अग्निम् → स्वमग्निम्; च+एव → चैव; स्पृशेत्+न → स्पृशेन्न; न+अप्सु → नाप्सु; पक्षकेण+उपधमेत् → पक्षकेणोपधमेत्; उपधमेत्+न → उपधमेन्न.
FAQs
It gives simple prohibitions: do not handle fire directly with the hand, do not stay in water too long, and do not fan a fire with improper implements like a wing, a winnowing basket, or the bare hand.
It is primarily a conduct injunction (niyama) with ritual and practical overtones—promoting cleanliness, safety, and propriety around fire (often sacred) and bodily discipline in water.
Restraint and propriety: disciplined behavior in ordinary actions (handling fire, bathing) is treated as part of dharma, where even small habits reflect respect for order and purity.