Shloka 14
Dietary Rules & Purification — Dietary Rules, Purification (Śauca), and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
अमेध्याक्तस्य मृत्तोयैर्गन्धापहरणेन च अन्येषामपि द्रव्याणां शुद्धिर्गन्धापहारतः
amedhyāktasya mṛttoyairgandhāpaharaṇena ca anyeṣāmapi dravyāṇāṃ śuddhirgandhāpahārataḥ
അശുദ്ധവസ്തു പുരണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ശുദ്ധി മണ്ണും വെള്ളവും കൊണ്ടും ദുർഗന്ധം നീക്കുന്നതുകൊണ്ടും ലഭിക്കുന്നു; മറ്റു ദ്രവ്യങ്ങളുടെയും ശുദ്ധി ദുർഗന്ധനിവാരണത്തിലൂടെയേ സിദ്ധമാകൂ.
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FAQs
Purity is not merely formal; it is perceptible and functional. The text treats foul odor as an indicator of remaining impurity, so ethical cleanliness includes restoring a wholesome environment for communal living and worship.
Ancillary ācāra material (prakīrṇaka) supporting dharma in daily conduct, outside the main pañcalakṣaṇa narrative categories.
‘Odor’ stands for residual taint (mala/saṃskāra). Removing it symbolizes the completion of purification—external cleansing aligned with inner readiness for sacred acts.