Shloka 91
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
मुषलो लूखले यत्र पादुके वासने स्त्रियः ।
शूर्पदात्रादिकं यत्र पदाकृष्य तथासनम् ॥
muṣalo lūkhale yatra pāduke vāsane striyaḥ / śūrpa-dātrādikaṃ yatra padākṛṣya tathāsanam
Where one steps over or treats improperly the pestle and mortar, footwear, and women’s garments; where the winnowing-basket, sickle, and such items are dragged by the foot, and likewise seats—there the obscuring force finds occasion.
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FAQs
Everyday disrespect—especially using the foot to drag or transgress over objects—signals negligence and cultivates tamasic habits; dharma is maintained through carefulness in small acts.
Ācāra (codes of conduct) and gṛhastha-niyama, not pancalakṣaṇa.
The ‘foot’ represents the lowest/most worldly instrument; using it to handle tools, garments, and seats symbolizes inversion of order—an inner state where lower impulses govern.