Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 50
Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
चित्रासु हस्ते श्रवणे च तैलं क्षौरं विशाखास्वभिजित्सुवर्ज्यम् मूले मृगे भाग्रपदासु मांसं योषिन्मघाकृत्तिकयोत्तरासु
citrāsu haste śravaṇe ca tailaṃ kṣauraṃ viśākhāsvabhijitsuvarjyam mūle mṛge bhāgrapadāsu māṃsaṃ yoṣinmaghākṛttikayottarāsu
Di bawah nakṣatra Citrā, Hasta dan Śravaṇa, hendaklah dielakkan sapuan minyak. Di bawah Viśākhā dan Abhijit, hendaklah dielakkan bercukur. Di bawah Mūla, Mṛgaśīrṣa dan dua Bhādrapadā, hendaklah dielakkan memakan daging. Di bawah Maghā, Kṛttikā dan segala Uttarā, hendaklah dielakkan mendekati wanita.
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FAQs
Purāṇic dharma often operationalizes restraint through calendrical markers. The ethical thrust is mindfulness: even ordinary acts (food, grooming, sexuality) are to be governed by awareness and moderation.
Ancillary dharma/ācāra material; not a core pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit. Such passages function as practical guidance embedded alongside mythic and genealogical materials.
Nakṣatra-based rules reflect a worldview where microcosm and macrocosm interpenetrate: lunar stations ‘color’ human undertakings. Avoidances serve as ritualized caution, emphasizing auspicious alignment and self-restraint.