Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)
प्रभूतोपहतात् अन्नात् अग्रं उद्धृत्य सन्त्यजेत् ।
शेषस्य प्रोक्षणं कुर्याद् आचम्यादिभस् तथा मृदा ॥
prabhūtopahatād annād agraṃ uddhṛtya santyajet | śeṣasya prokṣaṇaṃ kuryād ācāmyādi-bhas tathā mṛdā ||
Do alimento muito contaminado, deve-se retirar e descartar a porção superior/a mais afetada. Quanto ao restante, faça-se a aspersão com água e, em seguida, o ācamana e os demais atos purificatórios, e purifique-se com terra conforme prescrito.
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The rule balances reverence for food with hygiene and dharma: discard what is clearly compromised, purify what remains by prescribed means, and avoid both wastefulness and negligence.
Ācāra/dharma instruction.
Removing the ‘front portion’ mirrors removing the first layer of defilement in the mind; sprinkling and earth symbolize subtle and gross purification—mantra-like sanctification and grounded cleansing.