Shloka 7
Determination of Expiations: Purification after Forbidden Food, Impurity, and Transgression
शूद्रोच्छिष्टं यदा भुंक्ते ज्ञानतो वा विपत्तिषु । प्राजापत्यद्वयं कुर्याच्चांद्रायणत्रयं तथा
śūdrocchiṣṭaṃ yadā bhuṃkte jñānato vā vipattiṣu | prājāpatyadvayaṃ kuryāccāṃdrāyaṇatrayaṃ tathā
Bila seseorang memakan sisa makanan (ucchiṣṭa) seorang śūdra—baik dengan sadar maupun pada masa kesusahan—hendaknya ia menjalankan dua penebusan Prājāpatya dan juga tiga laku Cāndrāyaṇa.
Not explicitly stated in the supplied excerpt (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 19).
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शूद्रोच्छिष्टं → शूद्र उच्छिष्टम्; कुर्याच्चांद्रायणत्रयं → कुर्यात् चांद्रायणत्रयम्.
FAQs
The verse prescribes two Prājāpatya expiations and three Cāndrāyaṇa observances as prāyaścitta (atonement).
Yes. The verse explicitly includes “vipattiṣu” (times of distress), stating that expiation is to be done even if the act occurs under adverse circumstances.
It emphasizes āhāra-śuddhi (discipline regarding food) and the broader principle of ritual/ethical accountability through prescribed prāyaścitta when purity norms are transgressed.