Shloka 5

Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda

Devanagari script

एकाहारं ततः कृत्वा दिनानि दश सप्त च ॥ वायुभक्षस्त्रीण्यहानि दिनमेकं जलाशनः ॥

Transliteration

ekāhāraṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dināni daśa sapta ca || vāyubhakṣas trīṇy ahāni dinam ekaṃ jalāśanaḥ ||

Translation

Luego, observando una sola comida (al día) durante diecisiete días; durante tres días viviendo del aire (ayunando), y durante un día subsistiendo con agua.

Word by Word

• एकाहारम्: single meal (a day)
• एकाहारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (making/undertaking single-meal regimen)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• कृत्वा: having done/observed
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• दिनानि: days
• दिनानि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (duration-accusative)

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, दिनानि इति विशेषण

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, दिनानि इति विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वायुभक्षः: air-eating (living on air)
• वायुभक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (one who feeds on air)

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अहानि इति विशेषण

• अहानि: days
• अहानि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (days; duration)

• दिनम्: a day
• दिनम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (duration-accusative: for one day)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिनम् इति विशेषण

• जलाशनः: water-eating (subsisting on water)
• जलाशनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (one whose food is water)

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha continues instructing Bhūmi by specifying the concrete regimen of expiation through controlled diet/fasting."}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive; receptive to procedural details","key_question":"What exact ascetic-dietary steps constitute the prāyaścitta regimen?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Perform a graded fasting regimen: one meal daily for seventeen days, then three days of complete fasting (‘air-only’), then one day on water.","karmic_consequence":"Proper completion effects purification and mitigates the fault; improper observance (breaking the regimen) weakens expiation and may require repetition/continued penance."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical-ascetic discipline","core_concept":"Self-restraint (niyama) and tapas function as instruments of moral repair and purification.","practical_application":"Adopt structured restraint—graduated reduction of food and sensory indulgence—when undertaking repentance, under guidance and with health-appropriate care."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Ethics","Ascetic Discipline"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: vīra

Geographic Context

Type: None

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 135.4 (announcement of prāyaścitta); Varāha Purāṇa 135.6–135.7 (result: release and acceptance)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequence-like depiction of an ascetic regimen being prescribed: measured meals, then fasting, then water-only—shown as symbolic vignettes around the teacher Varāha and listening Bhūdevī.","item_prompts":["counted days motif (beads/marks)","single meal bowl","empty plate/fasting symbol","water pot for jalāśana","Varāha teaching gesture","Bhūdevī attentive posture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha instructing with surrounding iconographic symbols—bowl, empty dish, kalaśa—arranged decoratively; earthy reds/ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-highlighted ritual vessels (bowl, kalaśa), Varāha with halo, Bhūdevī in rich attire; embossed day-count motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: elegant minimal props—bowl and water pot—subtle narrative clarity, calm faces, fine ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: small narrative panels showing stages of fasting around central dialogue; delicate landscape and gentle color washes."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere and methodical","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"measured","voice_tone":"firm, enumerative, precise"}

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Fasting Regimens
• Prāyaścitta
• Dietary Observance

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records graded ascetic dietary disciplines used as expiation, aiding comparative study with Dharma-śāstra fasting prescriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical repair is expressed through embodied discipline—regulated eating and fasting as a structured remedial practice.