Shloka 32
Dietary Rules & Purification — Dietary Rules, Purification (Śauca), and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
सभागतानां यः सभ्यः पक्षपातं समाश्रयेत् तमाहुः कुक्कुटं देवास्तस्याप्यन्नं विगर्हितम्
sabhāgatānāṃ yaḥ sabhyaḥ pakṣapātaṃ samāśrayet tamāhuḥ kukkuṭaṃ devāstasyāpyannaṃ vigarhitam
सभागतानां मध्ये यः सभ्यः पक्षपातं समाश्रयेत्, तमाहुः कुक्कुटं देवाः; तस्याप्यन्नं विगर्हितम्।
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FAQs
Public deliberation requires impartiality. When a council-member becomes factional, he undermines dharma (fair judgment and social trust). The text extends the consequence into ritual-social space by censuring even his food.
This is dharma/nīti instruction rather than cosmology or dynastic history. It supports the Purāṇa’s broader role as a guide to right living alongside its narrative and theological materials.
The “cock” evokes loud, combative, territorial partisanship—stirring conflict in a shared space. The stigmatization of his food signals that ethical corruption radiates outward into communal purity norms.