Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 49

Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller

Devanagari script

नाभ्यङ्गमर्के न च भूमिपुत्रे क्षौरं च शुक्रे रविजे च मांसम् बुधेषु योषिन्न समाचरेत शेषेषु सर्वाणि सदैव कुर्यात्

Transliteration

nābhyaṅgamarke na ca bhūmiputre kṣauraṃ ca śukre ravije ca māṃsam budheṣu yoṣinna samācareta śeṣeṣu sarvāṇi sadaiva kuryāt

Translation

Não se deve fazer a unção e massagem com óleo no domingo (dia do Sol) nem na terça-feira (dia de Marte). Não se deve barbear-se na sexta-feira (dia de Vênus). Não se deve comer carne no domingo. Na quarta-feira (dia de Mercúrio) não se deve aproximar-se de mulheres (para o ato sexual). Nos demais dias, todas essas ações podem ser feitas.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• abhyaṅgam: oil-massage
• abhyaṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhyaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• arke: on Sunday / in (the day of) Sun
• arke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• bhūmi-putre: on Tuesday / in (the day of) Mars
• bhūmi-putre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘भूमेः पुत्रः’

• kṣauram: shaving
• kṣauram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• śukre: on Friday / in (the day of) Venus
• śukre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• ravije: on Saturday / in (the day of) Saturn
• ravije: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘रवेः जातः’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• māṃsam: meat
• māṃsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• budheṣu: on Wednesdays / in (days of) Mercury
• budheṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yoṣit: woman / sexual intercourse (contextual euphemism)
• yoṣit: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• samācaret: should practice/engage in
• samācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-car (चर् धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• śeṣeṣu: in the remaining (days)
• śeṣeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th), Plural

• sarvāṇi: all (these)
• sarvāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd Person, Singular; Parasmaipada

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (typical narrative frame for Vāmana Purāṇa dharma sections; specific speaker not explicit in the given excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Sūrya (Ravi/Arka)
• Maṅgala (Bhūmiputra)
• Śukra
• Budha

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Dharma (Ācāra)
• Calendar discipline
• Śauca

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Discipline over bodily pleasures (comfort, grooming, diet, sexuality) is framed as dhārmic self-regulation aligned with cosmic time (vāra). The aim is steadiness (niyama) and reduction of rajas/tamas through periodic restraint.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

It belongs to Ācāra/Dharma material rather than the five hallmark topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). In Pancalakṣaṇa terms it is ancillary dharma-śāstra style instruction embedded within Purāṇic narration.

What is the symbolic significance?

The weekdays are governed by grahas; restricting certain acts on specific vāras symbolizes harmonizing personal conduct with perceived planetary qualities (e.g., Mars with heat/irritability; hence avoiding abhyanga, Venus with sensuality; hence avoiding shaving as a luxury act, etc.).