Shloka 4
Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions
पथ्यंभसि च गोष्ठेषु श्मशाने वल्मिके द्विज । कुर्यादुत्सर्जनं नैव व्रती मूत्रपुरीषयोः
pathyaṃbhasi ca goṣṭheṣu śmaśāne valmike dvija | kuryādutsarjanaṃ naiva vratī mūtrapurīṣayoḥ
Wahai dvija, orang yang berpegang pada vrata jangan sekali-kali membuang air kecil atau besar di dalam air yang baik untuk diminum, di kandang lembu, di śmaśāna (tanah pembakaran mayat), atau di atas valmīka (busut anai-anai).
Unspecified (instructional voice addressing a dvija/vratī)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पथ्यंभसि = पथ्य + अम्भसि (कर्मधारय); कुर्यादुत्सर्जनम् = कुर्यात् + उत्सर्जनम्; नैव = न + एव; मूत्रपुरीषयोः = मूत्र-पुरīषयोः (द्वन्द्व, षष्ठी-द्विवचन).
FAQs
It prohibits evacuation in potable/wholesome water, in cow-pens, in cremation grounds, and on/near anthills.
It addresses a “dvija” (twice-born) and specifically applies to a “vratī,” someone observing a religious vow.
It emphasizes śauca (cleanliness) and reverence for protected spaces—water sources, places associated with cows, funerary sites, and living habitats like anthills.