Shloka 49

Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)

Sanskrit

जाते पुत्रे पितुः स्नानं सचेलन्तु विधीयते ।

तत्रापि यदि चान्यस्मिन जातॆ जायेत चापरः ॥

Transliteration

jāte putre pituḥ snānaṃ sacelantu vidhīyate | tatrāpi yadi cānyasmin jāte jāyeta cāparaḥ ||

Translation

Wenn ein Sohn geboren wird, ist dem Vater geboten zu baden, selbst mit angelegter Kleidung. Und auch in diesem Zusammenhang: wenn, nachdem einer geboren ist, noch ein weiterer geboren wird (das heißt, wenn Geburten aufeinanderfolgen)…

Word by Word

जातेwhen born

पुत्रेin the case of a son

पितुःof the father

स्नानम्bathing

सचेलम्with clothes (on)

तुhowever/indeed

विधीयतेis prescribed / is enjoined

तत्रthere / in that case

अपिalso

यदिif

चand

अन्यस्मिन्in another (case/person)

जातेwhen born

जायेतshould be born / is born

चand

अपरःanother (one)

Speakers

Dharma-instruction within the Markandeya Purana’s didactic discourse (speaker not specified in the excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

Sūtaka practiceHouseholder ritesPurificatory bath (snāna)Birth-related ritual regulation

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even joyful transitions require ritual ordering; the father’s bath marks immediate acknowledgment of a changed household state and readiness to follow prescribed observances.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma instruction connected to household life, not a pancalakṣaṇa narrative.

What is the esoteric significance?

Snāna functions as a rite of reset: it ritually ‘recalibrates’ the father’s status at the moment lineage continuity manifests, preparing the household for the sūtaka framework.