Shloka 4

Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi

Sanskrit

चक्षुः पूतं न्यसेत्पादं वस्त्रपूतं जलं पिबेत् । सत्यपूतां वदेद्वाणीं बुद्धिपूतञ्च चिन्तयेत् ॥

Transliteration

cakṣuḥ pūtaṃ nyaset pādaṃ vastrapūtaṃ jalaṃ pibet | satyapūtāṃ vaded vāṇīṃ buddhipūtañ ca cintayet ||

Translation

डोळ्यांनी पाहून ‘शुद्ध’ केलेल्या ठिकाणीच पाऊल ठेवावे; वस्त्राने गाळलेले पाणी प्यावे; सत्याने शुद्ध वाणी बोलावी; आणि विवेकाने शुद्ध विचार करावा।

Word by Word

• cakṣuḥ: with the eyes
• cakṣuḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used adverbially ‘with the eyes’

• pūtam: purified
• pūtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with pādam

• nyaset: should place/set down
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular; ‘should place’

• pādam: foot/step
• pādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vastra-pūtam: cloth-filtered
• vastra-pūtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + pūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘purified by cloth/through a cloth’ qualifying jalam

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• pibet: should drink
• pibet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular; ‘should drink’

• satya-pūtām: truth-purified
• satya-pūtām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + pūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘purified by truth’ qualifying vāṇīm

• vadet: should speak
• vadet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular; ‘should speak’

• vāṇīm: speech/words
• vāṇīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• buddhi-pūtam: (that which is) intellect-purified
• buddhi-pūtam: Karma (कर्म; object of cintayet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + pūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘purified by intellect/discrimination’ (object understood: manas/ci ttam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• cintayet: should contemplate
• cintayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular; ‘should contemplate/think’

Speakers

• Dattātreya instructing Alarka

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Yoga
• Śauca (purity)
• Mindful living
• Truthfulness
• Discernment (buddhi)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purity is operationalized across body, speech, and mind: careful stepping prevents harm, filtered water supports cleanliness, truthful speech restrains deceit, and discernment-guided thought prevents delusion.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma teaching embedded in Purāṇic dialogue; not directly pañcalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

The four ‘purifications’ map to karma-doors: action (pāda), intake (jala), speech (vāṇī), and cognition (cintā). Yoga advances when all four channels are refined.