Shloka 15
मृतकस्य तृतीयाहे ब्राह्मणो योऊन्नमश्रुते । स त्रिवेलं समुन्मज्ज्य द्वादशाहेन शुध्यति
mṛtakasya tṛtīyāhe brāhmaṇo yo 'nnam aśnute | sa triveḷaṃ samunmajjya dvādaśāhena śudhyati ||
മൃതന്റെ മൂന്നാം ദിവസം അന്നം കഴിക്കുന്ന ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ, ത്രിവേള സ്നാനം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച് പന്ത്രണ്ടാം ദിവസം ശുദ്ധനാകുന്നു.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that during the post-death impurity period, one must observe restraint and ritual discipline; violating prescribed conduct (such as eating at a prohibited time) entails a defined period and method of purification—here, twelve days with thrice-daily ritual bathing.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and proper conduct. Here he states a specific rule about a Brāhmaṇa’s purification if he eats on the third day after someone’s death, indicating the expiatory timeline and the practice of tri-vela bathing.