Shloka 6
Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)
गात्राणाञ्च मनुष्याणामम्बुना शौचमिष्यते । यथायसानां तोयेन ग्राव्णः सङ्घर्षणेन च ॥
gātrāṇāñ ca manuṣyāṇām ambunā śaucam iṣyate | yathāyasānāṃ toyena grāvṇaḥ saṅgharṣaṇena ca ||
Pour les membres du corps humain, la purification est prescrite par l’eau ; de même que le fer (se purifie) par l’eau, et les pierres par le frottement ou la friction.
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FAQs
Cleanliness is taught through accessible analogies: different substances require different means of purification; likewise, human conduct requires appropriate corrective practices.
Ācāra/śauca instruction; outside the five-characteristic purāṇic taxonomy.
Water and friction can symbolize two inner methods: gentle cleansing (calming, washing away) and austere effort (tapas-like rubbing) to remove ingrained impurities.