Shloka 26
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
प्रेतान्नं सूतिकान्नं च यच्च किंचिदनिर्दशम् । अभोज्यं चाप्यपेयं च धेनोर्दुग्धमनिर्दशम्
pretānnaṁ sūtikānnaṁ ca yac ca kiṁcid anirdaśam | abhojyaṁ cāpy apeyaṁ ca dhenor dugdham anirdaśam ||
ব্যাসে ক’লে— মৃত্যাশৌচ-সম্পৰ্কীয় অন্ন, জননাশৌচ-সম্পৰ্কীয় অন্ন, আৰু দহ দিনৰ ভিতৰত পৰে যি কোনো বস্তু— সেয়া অভোজ্য; তদ্ৰূপ ধেনুৰ দুধো যদি দহ দিনৰ ভিতৰৰ হয়, তেন্তে সেয়া অপেয়।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches observance of śauca (ritual purity) by avoiding consumption of food and drink connected with death-impurity or birth-impurity for the first ten days; even a cow’s milk within ten days of calving is to be avoided.
In the Śānti Parva’s dharma-instructional context, Vyāsa lays down a rule of conduct about what should not be accepted or consumed during prescribed periods of impurity, emphasizing disciplined living and respect for dharmic norms.