Rules of Purity (Shauca) Shloka 46 - Vamana Purana | German | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

नैकासने तथा स्थेयं सोदर्या परजायया तथैव स्यान्न मातुश्च तथा स्वदुहितुस्त्वपि

Transliteration

naikāsane tathā stheyaṃ sodaryā parajāyayā tathaiva syānna mātuśca tathā svaduhitustvapi

Translation

Man soll weder mit der eigenen Schwester noch mit der Frau eines anderen auf demselben Sitz Platz nehmen. Ebenso soll man es nicht mit der Mutter tun und auch nicht mit der eigenen Tochter.

Word by Word

नnot

एकासनेon one seat

तथाthus/likewise

स्थेयम्should be sat/should remain

सोदर्याwith (one’s) sister

परजाययाwith another’s wife

तथाlikewise

एवindeed

स्यात्should be

नnot

मातुःof (one’s) mother

चand

तथाlikewise

स्वदुहितुःof one’s own daughter

तुalso/indeed

अपिalso

Speakers

Not stated in the provided excerpt (often framed as Pulastya → Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇabut unspecified here)

Key Themes

Dharma/ĀcāraSocial ethicsGṛhastha disciplineProtection of familial boundaries

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse enjoins restraint and clear boundaries in mixed-gender proximity, even with close female relatives, to protect modesty, prevent suspicion, and uphold household harmony (loka-saṅgraha).

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

This passage is not a pancalakṣaṇa core (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita) item; it belongs to ancillary Purāṇic material—ācāra/dharma-nirdeśa (normative conduct).

What is the symbolic significance?

Symbolically it represents mastery over indriyas (sense-restraint) and preservation of śīla (moral character), treating social space as a field requiring dharmic vigilance.