Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 35, Shloka 5
Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)
शाकमूलफलानाञ्च तथा विदलचर्मणाम् । मणिवज्रप्रवालानां तथा मुक्ताफलस्य च ॥
śākamūlaphalānāñ ca tathā vidalacarmaṇām | maṇivajrapravālānāṃ tathā muktāphalasya ca ||
ਸਾਗ, ਮੂਲ ਅਤੇ ਫਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਵੀ ਸ਼ੁੱਧੀ ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮ ਹਨ; ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੱਟੇ ਹੋਏ ਚਮੜੇ/ਚਮੜੇ ਦੇ ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਵੀ। ਮਣੀ, ਹੀਰਾ, ਮੂੰਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਮੋਤੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਭੀ ਸ਼ੌਚ-ਵਿਧੀ ਕਹੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ।
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FAQs
Dharma extends into everyday handling of objects: purity norms create a disciplined life where consumption and use are regulated, supporting social trust and ritual order.
Ancillary conduct regulation; not directly one of the five purāṇic characteristics.
The cataloging of substances can be read as an outer map for inner discrimination (viveka): learning what to ‘accept, cleanse, or avoid’ externally trains discernment internally.