Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 50

Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller

Devanagari script

चित्रासु हस्ते श्रवणे च तैलं क्षौरं विशाखास्वभिजित्सुवर्ज्यम् मूले मृगे भाग्रपदासु मांसं योषिन्मघाकृत्तिकयोत्तरासु

Transliteration

citrāsu haste śravaṇe ca tailaṃ kṣauraṃ viśākhāsvabhijitsuvarjyam mūle mṛge bhāgrapadāsu māṃsaṃ yoṣinmaghākṛttikayottarāsu

Translation

تحت منازل القمر (النَّكشَترا) سِترَا (Citrā) وهَسْتَا (Hasta) وشْرَفَنَة (Śravaṇa) ينبغي اجتناب دهن الزيت. وتحت وِشاخا (Viśākhā) وأبهيجِت (Abhijit) ينبغي اجتناب الحلاقة. وتحت مُولا (Mūla) ومِرْغَشِيرْشَة (Mṛgaśīrṣa) والبهدرپدَتين (Bhādrapadā) ينبغي اجتناب اللحم. وتحت مَغها (Maghā) وكِرْتِّكا (Kṛttikā) والأُتَّرَات (Uttarās) ينبغي اجتناب مقاربة النساء.

Word by Word

• citrāsu: in (the nakṣatra) Citrā
• citrāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Plural; nakṣatra-name

• haste: in Hasta
• haste: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; nakṣatra-name

• śravaṇe: in Śravaṇa
• śravaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; nakṣatra-name

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• tailam: oil
• tailam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• kṣauram: shaving
• kṣauram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• viśākhāsu: in Viśākhā
• viśākhāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśākhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Plural; nakṣatra-name

• abhijitsu: in Abhijit
• abhijitsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhijit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; Vedic nakṣatra-name; form shows locative ending -i(t)su

• varjyam: to be avoided
• varjyam: Vidhi (विधि/niyama)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛj (वृज् धातु)
• Form: Gerundive/भाव्य (तव्यत्-प्रत्यय), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; ‘to be avoided’

• mūle: in Mūla
• mūle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; nakṣatra-name

• mṛge: in Mṛga(śīrṣa)
• mṛge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; here = Mṛgaśīrṣa nakṣatra (abbrev.)

• bhādrapadāsu: in Bhādrapadā(s)
• bhādrapadāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhādrapadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Plural; (pūrva/uttara) bhādrapadā nakṣatra

• māṃsam: meat
• māṃsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• yoṣit: woman / sexual intercourse (contextual)
• yoṣit: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• maghāsu: in Maghā
• maghāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maghā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Plural; nakṣatra-name

• kṛttikayoḥ: in the two Kṛttikā (days)
• kṛttikayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛttikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Dual (द्विवचन); nakṣatra-name

• uttarāsu: in the Uttarā nakṣatras
• uttarāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Plural; ‘Uttarā’ = (uttaraphalgunī/uttarāṣāḍhā/uttarabhādrapadā) collectively

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (typical narrative frame; not explicit in the excerpt)

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Jyotiṣa (nakṣatra timing)
• Dharma (Ācāra)
• Śauca

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic dharma often operationalizes restraint through calendrical markers. The ethical thrust is mindfulness: even ordinary acts (food, grooming, sexuality) are to be governed by awareness and moderation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Ancillary dharma/ācāra material; not a core pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit. Such passages function as practical guidance embedded alongside mythic and genealogical materials.

What is the symbolic significance?

Nakṣatra-based rules reflect a worldview where microcosm and macrocosm interpenetrate: lunar stations ‘color’ human undertakings. Avoidances serve as ritualized caution, emphasizing auspicious alignment and self-restraint.