Shloka 24
Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
भृगुर्वसिष्ठः क्रतुरङ्गिराश्च मनुः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः सगौतमः रैभ्यो मरीचिश्च्यवनो ऋभुश्च कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम्
bhṛgurvasiṣṭhaḥ kraturaṅgirāśca manuḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ sagautamaḥ raibhyo marīciścyavano ṛbhuśca kurvantu sarve mama suprabhātam
ഭൃഗു, വസിഷ്ഠൻ, ക്രതു, അങ്ഗിരസ്, മനു, പുലസ്ത്യൻ, പുലഹൻ ഗൗതമനോടുകൂടെ; റൈഭ്യൻ, മരീചി, ച്യവനൻ, ഋഭു—ഇവരെല്ലാം എന്റെ പ്രഭാതം ശുഭമാക്കട്ടെ।
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FAQs
Invoking ṛṣis stresses that auspiciousness is grounded in dharma preserved by realized seers. Ethically, it recommends beginning one’s day aligned with tradition, restraint, and wisdom rather than impulse.
The presence of Manu and primordial seers touches the ambience of manvantara/vamśa discourse, but the verse is functionally a devotional benediction, not a genealogical or cosmogenic exposition.
The ṛṣis represent the ‘transmission channel’ of sacred knowledge. Their collective blessing symbolizes that the day becomes ‘su-prabhāta’ when one stands within the flow of revealed insight (ṛṣi-prasāda) that links human life to cosmic order.