Shloka 25

Prāyaścitta for Food-Contact, Social Contact, Aśauca Periods, and Formal Penance Systems

Devanagari script

शुध्येत्तद्भस्मना कांस्यं सुरया यन्न लिप्यते / मूत्रेण सुरया मिश्रं तपनैः खलु शुध्यति

Transliteration

śudhyettadbhasmanā kāṃsyaṃ surayā yanna lipyate / mūtreṇa surayā miśraṃ tapanaiḥ khalu śudhyati

Translation

ଯେ ଭସ୍ମ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସୁରାର ଦାଗ ପାତ୍ରରେ ଲାଗି ରହେ ନାହିଁ, ସେଇ ଭସ୍ମରେ କାଂସ୍ୟ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ହୁଏ। କିନ୍ତୁ ମୂତ୍ର ସୁରା ସହ ମିଶିଗଲେ, ତାହା ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଅଗ୍ନି-ତାପନରେ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• शुध्येत्: should be purified
• शुध्येत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन (सम्बन्धः)

• भस्मना: with ash
• भस्मना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• कांस्यं: bronze vessel/bronze
• कांस्यं: Karta (Subject of passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कांस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुरया: with liquor
• सुरया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma/Viṣaya (Relative object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (सम्बन्ध-उपवाक्ये)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• लिप्यते: is smeared; gets stained
• लिप्यते: Kriyā (Relative clause verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• मूत्रेण: with urine
• मूत्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• सुरया: with liquor
• सुरया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• मिश्रम्: mixed
• मिश्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तपनैः: by heating; by fires/heat
• तपनैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण particle)

• शुध्यति: is purified
• शुध्यति: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Different contaminants require different śuddhi: ash for liquor-stain on bronze; fire/heat when urine and liquor are mixed.

Vedantic Theme: Agni as purifier and transformer; disciplined action (karma) maintains ritual eligibility and social order.

Application: For bronze vessels tainted by liquor, scrub with effective ash; if urine is mixed with liquor, purify by heating/exposure to fire.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household/ritual kitchen

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.222.26 (ash-based purification repeated)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of ritual purification (śuddhi) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that śuddhi is practical and rule-based: different contaminants require different methods (ash for liquor stains on metal; fire when urine and liquor are mixed), ensuring ritual correctness in dharma-karmas.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals and śrāddha preparation?

Śrāddha and related rites require strict cleanliness of vessels and materials; the verse gives a technical standard for restoring purity when utensils are tainted by substances like surā and mūtra.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain dedicated, clean utensils for worship/ancestral rites; if contamination occurs, follow a method appropriate to the impurity—physical cleaning plus traditional purificatory steps (e.g., ash/heat) consistent with one’s practice.