Shloka 3
Determination of Expiations: Purification after Forbidden Food, Impurity, and Transgression
गत्वा चतुष्पथं सर्वं प्राजापत्यव्रतं तथा । गोद्वयं तु ततो दद्यात्पंचगव्यं पिबेत्ततः
gatvā catuṣpathaṃ sarvaṃ prājāpatyavrataṃ tathā | godvayaṃ tu tato dadyātpaṃcagavyaṃ pibettataḥ
Setelah mendatangi semua perempatan jalan (ke segala arah), hendaklah ia menjalankan nazar Prājāpatya. Sesudah itu hendaklah ia mendermakan sepasang sapi, lalu meminum pañcagavya.
Unspecified (context-dependent instruction within Brahma-khaṇḍa narrative)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्यात्पंचगव्यं → दद्यात् पञ्चगव्यम्; पिबेत्ततः → पिबेत् ततः.
FAQs
It is a traditional expiatory/disciplinary vrata (often classified under prāyaścitta) associated with ritual restraint and purification, prescribed in Dharma literature and Purāṇic contexts.
Go-dāna is presented as a high-merit gift in Purāṇic dharma, frequently linked with purification, restitution, and the cultivation of generosity alongside penitential practice.
Pañcagavya generally denotes a ritual mixture of five cow-derived substances used for purification rites; the verse prescribes drinking it as part of the stated observance.