Shloka 109
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
विघसं चान्यदुच्छिष्टं पाकार्थं च परस्य च । न स्थातव्यं न गंतव्यं क्षणमप्यसता सह
vighasaṃ cānyaducchiṣṭaṃ pākārthaṃ ca parasya ca | na sthātavyaṃ na gaṃtavyaṃ kṣaṇamapyasatā saha
Не следует оставаться с нечестивым человеком и даже идти с ним — ни на миг, будь то ради поедания остатков (вигхаса), иных объедков, ради готовки или ради чужих дел.
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Concept: Saṅga (company) shapes character; avoid the wicked even briefly, especially in contexts of food/impurity and transactional motives.
Application: Be selective about company, especially around meals, gossip, and ‘using others’ for convenience; keep boundaries that protect your values.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet hermitage dining area: a disciplined seeker steps back from a shadowy figure offering leftover food and dubious errands. In the background, a small Viṣṇu shrine glows, suggesting inner purity protected by wise distance.","primary_figures":["a sādhaka (wise householder or ascetic)","a ‘durjana’ (wicked person)","a small Viṣṇu mūrti or śālagrāma on an altar"],"setting":"forest āśrama courtyard with a simple kitchen hearth, leaf-plates, water pot, and a modest altar","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoke gray","saffron ochre","lamp-gold","deep indigo","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a composed sādhaka with folded hands stands near a small Viṣṇu shrine (gold leaf halo, ornate arch), turning away from a dark-clad man holding a leaf-plate of leftovers; rich reds and greens, gold leaf embellishment on the shrine and ornaments, traditional South Indian iconography, patterned floor, subtle kitchen vessels.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate brushwork shows an āśrama courtyard with a small altar; the seeker gently steps aside from a dubious visitor offering remnants; cool natural palette, refined faces, lyrical trees and distant hills, fine textile patterns.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines depict the seeker near a glowing Viṣṇu lamp, rejecting the approach of a shadowy figure with leftover food; natural pigments, temple-wall aesthetic, stylized eyes, red/yellow/green dominance with black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central small Viṣṇu shrine framed by lotus borders; a devotee maintains purity by stepping away from a dark figure; intricate floral motifs, deep blues and gold, decorative cows/peacocks subtly in margins to evoke devotional atmosphere."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","low drone (tanpura)","crackling hearth","evening silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चान्यदुच्छिष्टम् = च + अन्यत्-उच्छिष्टम्; गंतव्यं = गन्तव्यम्; क्षणमप्यसता = क्षणम् + अपि + असता.
FAQs
It teaches strict avoidance of association with immoral or deceitful people—do not keep company with them or join them even briefly, regardless of practical reasons.
Both refer to food-remnants/leftovers; the verse uses them as examples of everyday pretexts that should not justify keeping company with a wicked person.
This specific verse is primarily a dharma/ethical instruction (sadācāra) rather than a creation narrative; it supports spiritual life indirectly by emphasizing purity of company (saṅga).