Shloka 12
Determination of Expiations: Purification after Forbidden Food, Impurity, and Transgression
द्विजसेवानुरक्ता ये मद्यमांसविवर्जिताः । दान स्वकर्म्मनिरतास्ते ज्ञेया वृषलोत्तमाः
dvijasevānuraktā ye madyamāṃsavivarjitāḥ | dāna svakarmmaniratāste jñeyā vṛṣalottamāḥ
ദ്വിജസേവയിൽ അനുരക്തരായി, മദ്യമാംസം വർജിച്ച്, ദാനത്തിലും സ്വന്തം സ്വധർമ്മകർമ്മത്തിലും നിരതരായവർ—വൃഷലരിലും ശ്രേഷ്ഠരെന്നു അറിയപ്പെടണം।
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: द्विजसेवा + अनुरक्ताः → द्विजसेवानुरक्ताः; मद्य-मांस-विवर्जिताः → मद्यमांसविवर्जिताः; निरताः + ते → निरतास्ते
FAQs
It praises service to the twice-born (dvijas), abstinence from liquor and meat, dedication to charity, and steadfastness in one’s own prescribed duties (sva-karma).
Moral excellence is linked to disciplined restraint (avoiding intoxicants and meat), active generosity (dāna), and responsibility to one’s rightful duties, along with respect toward learned or ritually trained members of society (dvijas).
In this context it functions as a comparative moral label—“best among vṛṣalas”—indicating that even those classed as vṛṣala are considered most praiseworthy when they embody restraint, charity, and dutiful conduct.