Shloka 90
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
तयोर्मध्ये न गच्छेत स्वर्गस्थोपि पतेद्ध्रुवम् । उच्छिष्टो न स्पृशेदग्निं ब्राह्मणं दैवतं गुरुम्
tayormadhye na gaccheta svargasthopi pateddhruvam | ucchiṣṭo na spṛśedagniṃ brāhmaṇaṃ daivataṃ gurum
ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰੋਂ ਨਾ ਲੰਘੇ; ਜੋ ਸਵਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਹੋਵੇ, ਉਹ ਵੀ ਨਿਸਚਿਤ ਹੀ ਡਿੱਗ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅਤੇ ਉੱਛਿਸ਼ਟ (ਭੋਜਨ-ਪਿੱਛੋਂ ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ) ਅਵਸਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਅੱਗ, ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ, ਦੇਵਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਨੂੰ ਨਾ ਛੂਹੇ।
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (contextual speaker not determinable from a single verse).
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तयोर्मध्ये = तयोः + मध्ये; स्वर्गस्थोपि = स्वर्गस्थः + अपि; पतेद्ध्रुवम् = पतेत् + ध्रुवम् (t+d→dd); स्पृशेदग्निं = स्पृशेत् + अग्निम् (t+a→d a by sandhi, and final m→ṃ in saṃhitā).
FAQs
It prohibits walking between “the two” (contextually, two venerable or sacred presences) and forbids touching sacred fire, a brāhmaṇa, a deity, or one’s guru while in an ucchiṣṭa (post-meal impurity) state.
The verse emphasizes reverence and self-discipline: maintaining bodily and ritual purity and showing proper respect toward sacred persons and sacred objects.
Purāṇas frequently teach ācāra (right conduct) as a practical expression of dharma; this verse frames purity (śauca) and respectful behavior toward the sacred as spiritually consequential.