Shloka 21
Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
सुकेशिरुवाच किं तदुक्तं सुप्रभातं शङ्करेण महात्मना प्रभाते यत् पठन् मर्त्यो मुच्यते पापबन्धनात्
sukeśiruvāca kiṃ taduktaṃ suprabhātaṃ śaṅkareṇa mahātmanā prabhāte yat paṭhan martyo mucyate pāpabandhanāt
സുകേശിൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മഹാത്മാവായ ശങ്കരൻ ഉച്ചരിച്ച ആ ‘സുപ്രഭാതം’ എന്താണ്? പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ അത് പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്ന മർത്ത്യൻ പാപബന്ധനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകുന്നു.
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FAQs
The verse underscores faith joined to discipline: regular dawn-recitation is framed as a transformative practice that loosens pāpa-bandhana, i.e., entrenched harmful tendencies and their karmic consequences.
It is a dialogic prompt introducing a devotional/ritual element rather than a pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit. Such question-answer scaffolding is typical of Purāṇic pedagogy embedded within broader frames.
‘Bondage of sin’ suggests inner constriction; dawn (prabhāta) symbolizes renewal. The query positions Śiva’s teaching as a daily re-orientation from darkness (ignorance/negativity) to light (clarity/auspiciousness).