Shloka 326

Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)

Devanagari script

सक्तधानाकरम्भाणां नोपभोग्याश्रिरस्थिता: । “इसी प्रकार जो पदार्थ आटे, ईखके रस, साग या दूधको बिगाड़कर या सड़ाकर बनाये गये हों, सत्तू, भूने हुए जौ और दहीमिश्रित सत्तू इन्हें विकृत करके बनाये हुए पदार्थ यदि बहुत देरके बने हों तो उन्हें नहीं खाना चाहिये

Transliteration

saktadhānākarambhāṇāṁ nopabhogyāśrirasthitāḥ

Translation

Vyāsa enseña una norma de vida disciplinada: los alimentos que se han puesto rancios, se han echado a perder o se han degradado—como preparaciones de harina, jugo de caña, verduras o leche dejadas demasiado tiempo—no deben comerse. El énfasis ético recae en la pureza, la templanza y evitar la indulgencia que daña la salud y la claridad mental.

Word by Word

सक्तधानाकरम्भाणाम्of saktu (parched flour/meal), grains, and karambha (gruel/porridge)

नnot

उपभोग्याfit to be consumed/enjoyed

आश्रिःprosperity/benefit (i.e., wholesome good)

अवस्थिताis present/abides

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

saktu (sattu/parched flour)

dhāna (parched grain/roasted barley)

karambha (curd-mixed grain preparation)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain purity and self-restraint in diet: avoid stale, spoiled, or degraded foods, since disciplined eating supports health, clarity, and dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on right conduct, Vyāsa lays down practical rules of living, here specifying which kinds of food preparations become unfit when spoiled or left too long.