Shloka 32
Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
नान्तर्जलाद्राक्षस मूषिकस्थलात् शौचावशिष्टा शरणात् तथान्या वल्मीकमृच्चैव हि शौचनाय ग्राह्य सदाचारविदा नरेण
nāntarjalādrākṣasa mūṣikasthalāt śaucāvaśiṣṭā śaraṇāt tathānyā valmīkamṛccaiva hi śaucanāya grāhya sadācāravidā nareṇa
Man soll die Reinigungs-Erde nicht aus dem Wasserinneren nehmen, nicht aus Orten, die von Rākṣasas heimgesucht sind, nicht aus Rattenlöchern oder Rattenplätzen, nicht aus den Resten nach der Reinigung eines anderen, nicht aus Zufluchtsstätten und nicht aus ähnlichen Orten. Dagegen ist Erde aus einem Ameisen-/Termitenhügel (valmīka-mṛt) zur Reinigung zu nehmen von einem Menschen, der rechte Sitte kennt.
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FAQs
Purity is not only an act but also a discernment (viveka): one must choose uncontaminated means, reflecting an ethic of carefulness and non-negligence in daily religious life.
Ancillary dharma/ācāra material (ritual hygiene norms), not one of the five defining purāṇic characteristics.
The rejection of ‘mixed’ or ‘dwelt-in’ earth underscores the idea that ritual tools carry saṃskāra (impressions/contagion). Anthill earth is treated as naturally processed/filtered and thus ritually suitable.