Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

ततः स्पृशेत्खानि शिरः करेण संध्यामुपासीत ततः क्रमेण केशांस्तु संशोध्य च दन्तधावनं कृत्वा तथा दर्पणदर्शनं च

Transliteration

tataḥ spṛśetkhāni śiraḥ kareṇa saṃdhyāmupāsīta tataḥ krameṇa keśāṃstu saṃśodhya ca dantadhāvanaṃ kṛtvā tathā darpaṇadarśanaṃ ca

Translation

បន្ទាប់មក គួរប៉ះរន្ធរាងកាយ និងក្បាលដោយដៃ; បន្ទាប់ពីនោះ គួរធ្វើពិធីបូជាសន្ធ្យា (Sandhyā) តាមលំដាប់។ រួចសម្អាតសក់ ហើយដុស/សម្អាតធ្មេញ និងមើលកញ្ចក់ផងដែរ។

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘thereafter/then’

• स्पृशेत्: should touch
• स्पृशेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• खानि: the apertures/sense-openings
• खानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• करेण: with the hand
• करेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• संध्याम्: the twilight-prayer (sandhyā)
• संध्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• उपासीत: should worship/perform (sandhyā)
• उपासीत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘thereafter’

• क्रमेण: in sequence/gradually
• क्रमेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular); adverbial use ‘in order/gradually’

• केशान्: hair
• केशान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): emphasis/contrast

• संशोध्य: having cleaned/purified
• संशोध्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-शुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having cleansed/purified’

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

• दन्तधावनम्: tooth-cleaning
• दन्तधावनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + धावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दन्तानां धावनम्

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having done’

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘thus/likewise’

• दर्पणदर्शनम्: looking into a mirror
• दर्पणदर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्पण + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दर्पणस्य दर्शनम्

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

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt (often framed as Pulastya → Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇa
• but not asserted here).

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Ācāra (right conduct)
• Sandhyā worship
• Purification

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse links outer cleanliness and ordered routine with inner discipline: ritual life begins with śauca (purity) and proceeds by krama (proper sequence), implying that spiritual practice is stabilized by daily self-regulation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This passage is best classified under ācāra/dharma instruction rather than the five classic markers (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). In a database, it can be tagged as a dharma-śāstra-like layer embedded within the Purāṇa.

What is the symbolic significance?

Touching the head and bodily openings suggests guarding the senses and orienting the self toward sacred order; Sandhyā marks the junction of time (saṃdhi), symbolically aligning human routine with cosmic rhythm.