Shloka 9
Prāyaścitta and Contextual Non-Culpability (प्रायश्चित्त-निमित्त-अदोषवाद)
क्रतुना चाश्वमेधेन पूयते नात्र संशय: । ये चाप्पवभूथस्नाता: केचिदेवंविधा नरा:
kratunā cāśvamedhena pūyate nātra saṁśayaḥ | ye cāpy avabhṛtha-snātāḥ kecid evaṁvidhā narāḥ ||
Par le rite sacrificiel—et surtout par l’Aśvamedha—on est purifié ; il n’y a là aucun doute. Et il est aussi des hommes de cette sorte qui, après avoir accompli le bain conclusif (avabhṛtha) à l’issue du sacrifice, sont tenus pour lavés de toute souillure et pleinement accomplis sur le plan rituel.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms the purificatory power attributed to Vedic sacrificial rites—especially the Aśvamedha—and notes that completion of the rite, marked by the avabhṛtha bath, signifies ritual cleansing and fulfillment.
Vyāsa is describing how certain people are considered purified through performing major sacrifices, highlighting the Aśvamedha and the concluding avabhṛtha bath as recognized markers of ritual completion and purification.