Shloka 26
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
प्रेतान्नं सूतिकान्नं च यच्च किंचिदनिर्दशम् । अभोज्यं चाप्यपेयं च धेनोर्दुग्धमनिर्दशम्
pretānnaṁ sūtikānnaṁ ca yac ca kiṁcid anirdaśam | abhojyaṁ cāpy apeyaṁ ca dhenor dugdham anirdaśam ||
Vyāsa berkata: “Makanan yang terkait dengan kenajisan karena kematian, dan makanan yang terkait dengan kenajisan karena kelahiran, serta apa pun yang masih berada dalam masa sepuluh hari (kenajisan itu), tidak boleh dimakan; demikian pula susu sapi yang masih dalam sepuluh hari setelah beranak, tidak boleh diminum.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches observance of śauca (ritual purity) by avoiding consumption of food and drink connected with death-impurity or birth-impurity for the first ten days; even a cow’s milk within ten days of calving is to be avoided.
In the Śānti Parva’s dharma-instructional context, Vyāsa lays down a rule of conduct about what should not be accepted or consumed during prescribed periods of impurity, emphasizing disciplined living and respect for dharmic norms.