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
Man soll das eigene Feuer nicht mit der Hand berühren und nicht lange im Wasser verweilen. Man soll das Feuer weder mit einem Flügel noch mit einer Worfel noch mit der Hand anfächeln.
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.