Shloka 3
Gavāṃ Māhātmya — Go-dāna, Yajña-ādhāra, and Goloka
Brahmā–Indra–Surabhi Itihāsa
अस्मत्पुरीषस्नानेन जन: पूर्येत सर्वदा । शकृता च पतवित्रार्थ कुर्वीरन् देवमानुषा:
asmatpurīṣasnānēna janaḥ pūryeta sarvadā | śakṛtā ca patavitrārtha kurvīran devamānuṣāḥ ||
Vasiṣṭha berkata: “Dengan mandi menggunakan najis kami, manusia akan sentiasa menjadi suci; dan demi penyucian, para dewa dan manusia akan melakukan upacara dengan menggunakan tahi.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purity is not achieved merely by external contact or ritual acts; Vasiṣṭha uses a deliberately shocking example to question superficial notions of purification and to redirect attention toward true dharmic purity grounded in right conduct and understanding.
Vasiṣṭha is speaking in an instructive context, employing reductio-style reasoning: if such impure substances could purify by mere use, then everyone—including gods—would adopt them for purification. The statement functions as a critique of misguided ritualism.