Shloka 22
Dietary Rules & Purification — Dietary Rules, Purification (Śauca), and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
पञ्चपिण्डाननुद्धत्य न स्नायात् परवारिणि स्नायीत देवखातेषु सरोहदसरित्सु च
pañcapiṇḍānanuddhatya na snāyāt paravāriṇi snāyīta devakhāteṣu sarohadasaritsu ca
Without first removing the five lumps (of impurity), one should not bathe in another’s water. One should bathe in tanks dug for the gods, and in lakes and rivers.
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FAQs
The rule combines purity with social ethics: one should not appropriate or contaminate others’ water sources, and should prefer public/sacred waters maintained for communal religious use.
It is an ācāra (conduct) injunction rather than a pañcalakṣaṇa topic; Purāṇas often embed such dharma-guidance alongside myth and tīrtha material.
‘God-dug tanks’ and rivers/lakes symbolize shared, purifying resources—suggesting that purification is not merely private hygiene but participation in sacred, community-sustaining order.