Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 30

Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller

Devanagari script

न देवगोब्राह्मणवह्निमार्गे न राजमार्गे न चतुष्पथे च कुर्यादथोत्सर्गमपीह गोष्ठे पूर्वापरां चैव समाश्रितो गाम्

Transliteration

na devagobrāhmaṇavahnimārge na rājamārge na catuṣpathe ca kuryādathotsargamapīha goṣṭhe pūrvāparāṃ caiva samāśrito gām

Translation

មិនគួរធ្វើ «ឧត្សರ್ಗ» លើផ្លូវដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងទេវតា គោ ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ ឬភ្លើងឡើយ; មិនលើផ្លូវស្តេច និងមិននៅចំណុចប្រសព្វផ្លូវបួនទិសដែរ។ ទោះនៅក្នុងគោក្រោល ក៏គួរធ្វើដោយតម្រង់ខ្លួនតាមទិសកើត–លិច ដូចបញ្ញត្តិ។

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध particle ‘not’

• देव-गो-ब्राह्मण-वह्नि-मार्गे: on the path (associated with) gods, cows, Brahmins, and fire
• देव-गो-ब्राह्मण-वह्नि-मार्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गो (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), सप्तमी (Loc, 7th), एकवचन (sg); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः: ‘देवगोब्राह्मणवह्नीनां मार्गः’ = ‘path used for gods/cows/Brahmins/fire’

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation

• राज-मार्गे: on the king’s road
• राज-मार्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), सप्तमी (Loc, 7th), एकवचन (sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘राज्ञः मार्गः’

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation

• चतुष्पथे: at a crossroads
• चतुष्पथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), सप्तमी (Loc, 7th), एकवचन (sg)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; discourse particle ‘then/now’

• उत्सर्गम्: discharge/evacuation
• उत्सर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), द्वितीया (Acc, 2nd), एकवचन (sg)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle ‘also/even’

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; deictic adverb ‘here’

• गोष्ठे: in a cowshed/cattle-pen
• गोष्ठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), सप्तमी (Loc, 7th), एकवचन (sg)

• पूर्व-अपराम्: front-and-back (both sides)
• पूर्व-अपराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f), द्वितीया (Acc, 2nd), एकवचन (sg); द्वन्द्व-समासः (pair) used adjectivally: ‘front and back (sides)’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis ‘indeed/just’

• समाश्रितः: having taken position / having resorted
• समाश्रितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m), प्रथमा (Nom, 1st), एकवचन (sg); ‘having resorted to/positioned’

• गाम्: the cow / (here) the ground? (lit. cow)
• गाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f), द्वितीया (Acc, 2nd), एकवचन (sg)

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (typical frame; not explicit in the excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Agni (vahni) (as sacred fire, indirectly referenced)
• Vishnu (implicit via surrounding ‘Hari’ remembrance)

Key Themes

• Ritual Purity (Śauca)
• Respect for sacred beings (deities, cows, brāhmaṇas, fire)
• Public order (avoid roads/crossroads)
• Ācāra (proper conduct)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purity rules are framed as non-harm and reverence: avoid defiling sacred presences (deity-space, cows, brāhmaṇas, fire) and avoid causing public nuisance (roads, crossroads). Dharma includes ecological/social cleanliness and respect for what sustains society.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is ācāra-dharma instruction (supplementary Purāṇic material), not a pañcalakṣaṇa narrative unit. It functions as practical dharma supporting the larger sacred-topography and vrata context.

What is the symbolic significance?

The prohibited sites represent loci of sanctity (deva/Agni), life-support (go), and spiritual authority (brāhmaṇa), while roads/crossroads represent communal space. Directional discipline (east–west orientation) symbolizes ordered living—aligning bodily acts with cosmic and social order (ṛta/dharma).