Shloka 12
Varṇāśrama-ācāra, Aśauca (Sūtaka) Regulations, and Prāyaścitta with Funeral-Rite Notes
पञ्चदशाहाद्वैश्यस्तु शूद्रो मासेन शुध्यति / एकपिण्डास्तु दायादाः पृथग्द्वारनिकेतनाः
pañcadaśāhādvaiśyastu śūdro māsena śudhyati / ekapiṇḍāstu dāyādāḥ pṛthagdvāraniketanāḥ
വൈശ്യൻ പതിനഞ്ചു ദിവസത്തിൽ ശുദ്ധനാകുന്നു; ശൂദ്രൻ ഒരു മാസത്തിൽ ശുദ്ധനാകുന്നു. ഏകപിണ്ഡഭാഗികളായ ദായാദർ വേറേവേറെ വാതിലുകളുള്ള വേറേ വീടുകളിൽ താമസിച്ചാലും സഹ-വാരസന്മാരായി നിലനിൽക്കും.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Post-death śauca period; kinship definition for ongoing śrāddha eligibility/obligation.
Concept: Shauca (ritual purity) periods vary by varna; sapinda/eka-pinda relation defines continuing co-heir status beyond physical separation.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma as social-ritual order (loka-sangraha) that stabilizes family continuity and rites for ancestors.
Application: Observe prescribed purification periods after death; treat eka-pinda heirs as ritually connected for obligations (shraddha, inheritance) even if living separately.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: household/settlement
Related Themes: Garuda Purana, Pretakalpa/Dharmakanda sections on sūtaka, śauca, and sapinda rules (adjacent verses 1.107.13–16)
FAQs
This verse states fixed time-frames for ending death-impurity for different social groups, indicating when ritual purity is restored and normal religious duties can resume.
It links heirship to the ‘eka-piṇḍa’ relationship—those who share a common funeral oblation line remain recognized as heirs even if they live in separate households.
Follow the culturally appropriate mourning/purification observances for one’s community, and understand that core family duties—especially funeral rites and inheritance responsibilities—may remain binding despite living separately.