Shloka 82
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
पर्जन्यवर्षणाच्चैव भूरमेध्या विशुध्यति । तैजस्सानां मणीनां च सर्वस्याश्ममयस्य च
parjanyavarṣaṇāccaiva bhūramedhyā viśudhyati | taijassānāṃ maṇīnāṃ ca sarvasyāśmamayasya ca
Por la lluvia de las nubes, aun la tierra que se ha vuelto impura queda purificada; así también se purifican los metales radiantes, las gemas y todo lo hecho de piedra.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पर्जन्यवर्षणाच्चैव = पर्जन्यवर्षणात् + च + एव; भूरमेध्या = भूः + अमेध्या; सर्वस्याश्ममयस्य = सर्वस्य + अश्ममयस्य
FAQs
It teaches that rainfall has a purificatory power in nature: it cleanses not only the defiled earth but is also associated with the cleansing of metals, gems, and stone substances.
The verse generalizes purification beyond soil to other material categories—lustrous metals (taijasa), gems (maṇi), and stone (aśma)—presenting rain as a universal natural purifier across the physical world.
It suggests that impurity is not necessarily permanent: just as nature renews itself through rain, individuals and societies can also be restored through appropriate cleansing actions, discipline, and renewal.