Shloka 15
Dietary Rules & Purification — Dietary Rules, Purification (Śauca), and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
मातुः प्रस्रवणे वत्सः शकुनिः फलपातने गर्दभो भारवाहित्वे श्वा मृगग्रहणे शुचिः
mātuḥ prasravaṇe vatsaḥ śakuniḥ phalapātane gardabho bhāravāhitve śvā mṛgagrahaṇe śuciḥ
Anak lembu adalah suci berkenaan aliran susu ibunya; burung adalah suci dalam menjatuhkan buah; keldai adalah suci dalam memikul beban; dan anjing adalah suci dalam menangkap buruan.
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FAQs
Purity/impurity is presented as context-sensitive: an entity may be deemed ‘pure’ within its natural or socially sanctioned function. The verse uses occupational/natural roles to teach that dharma applies with nuance rather than blanket condemnation.
This belongs to Ācāra-dharma material rather than the five classic purāṇic marks; loosely it aligns with instruction ancillary to ‘dharma’ that often accompanies Vaṃśānucarita/Itihāsa sections, but it is not itself Sarga/Pratisarga/Vaṃśa/Manvantara/Vaṃśānucarita.
Each example symbolizes ‘fitness for purpose’: milk, fruit, labor, and hunting are framed as legitimate domains where the agent is not ritually faulted. It implicitly cautions against misapplying purity rules without regard to intended use and dhārmic context.