Shloka 26
Determination of Expiations: Purification after Forbidden Food, Impurity, and Transgression
प्रतित्र्यहं पिबेदुष्णं जलं क्षीरं घृतं द्विज । सकृत्स्नायी तप्तकृच्छ्रं स्मृतं पापहरं मुने
pratitryahaṃ pibeduṣṇaṃ jalaṃ kṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ dvija | sakṛtsnāyī taptakṛcchraṃ smṛtaṃ pāpaharaṃ mune
Wahai dwija, pada setiap hari ketiga hendaklah minum air suam, susu dan ghee. Dengan mandi hanya sekali, amalan ini dikenang sebagai “taptakṛcchra”, wahai muni, yang menghapus dosa.
Unspecified (narrative voice addressing a dvija and a muni within the dialogue context of Brahma-khaṇḍa)
Concept: Tapas operates like heat: periodic intake of warm water/milk/ghee and restrained bathing ‘cooks’ away sin and lethargy.
Application: Use periodic austerity with care: simplify diet, keep bodily routines clean but not indulgent, and align restraint with prayer and ethical repair.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner stands near a small hearth where a copper pot of water steams gently; nearby are a small bowl of milk and a spoon of ghee. After a single, deliberate bath at a stone basin, he sits wrapped in a simple cloth, breath visible in the cool air, as if the vow’s ‘heat’ is inward.","primary_figures":["dvija practitioner","muni (addressed as 'mune', optional)"],"setting":"āśrama edge with a modest hearth, copper pot, stone bathing basin, kusa and ladles arranged neatly","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["copper orange","ghee gold","milk ivory","charcoal black","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central figure beside a small hearth with a steaming copper pot, milk and ghee vessels arranged symmetrically; gold leaf on the steam curls and utensils, deep red background, ornate borders, devotional austerity rendered with jewel-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: soft steam rising in fine brushwork, a quiet hermitage with stone basin; cool palette with warm copper accents, refined facial calm, gentle trees and distant hills, emphasizing inward heat and purity.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized hearth and steaming pot, bold outlines, natural pigments; the practitioner shown after a single bath, large eyes and composed posture; rhythmic foliage motifs framing the scene.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic steam spirals and lotus motifs around a central ascetic figure; decorative borders with cows and peacocks, deep blue ground with gold highlights, presenting tapas as sacred ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft crackle of fire","water simmering","single splash of bathwater","distant bell","quiet japa murmurs"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रतित्र्यहम् = प्रति + त्र्यहम्; पिबेदुष्णम् = पिबेत् + उष्णम्; सकृत्स्नायी = सकृत् + स्नायी (त् + स् → त्स्)
FAQs
It outlines a form of prāyaścitta (expiatory penance) called taptakṛcchra, involving drinking warm water, milk, and ghee every third day and bathing only once.
Because the text classifies this austere regimen as a recognized expiation intended to purify the practitioner from moral and ritual faults.
The verse emphasizes disciplined self-restraint and purification—accepting regulated hardship as a means to correct wrongdoing and restore dharmic conduct.