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
सुकेशिन् म्हणाला—महात्मा शंकराने सांगितलेले ते ‘सुप्रभात’ कोणते, जे प्रभाती पठण केल्यास मनुष्य पापबंधनातून मुक्त होतो?
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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).