Shloka 98
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
अप्रक्षालितपादेषु प्रविशत्सु महानसम् । खलेषु गोष्ठेषु च वै द्रोहो येषु गृहेषु वै ॥
aprakṣālita-pādeṣu praviśatsu mahānasam | khaleṣu goṣṭheṣu ca vai droho yeṣu gṛheṣu vai ||
Dans les demeures où l’on entre dans la cuisine les pieds non lavés, et où la perfidie se trame dans les lieux souillés et les étables—là, en vérité, résident ces puissances nuisibles.
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FAQs
The kitchen is treated as a quasi-sacred space; neglect of basic purity and tolerance of deceit in the household sphere are seen as openings for misfortune. Cleanliness and trust are practical dharma.
Ancillary ācāra-dharma material rather than pancalakṣaṇa narrative units.
Food is the carrier of prāṇa and mind (anna → manas). Impurity at the point of food preparation symbolizes contamination of consciousness; ‘treachery’ in hidden places points to unexamined shadows that destabilize the home.