Shloka 35
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
बल्वजाः पुंडरीकाश्च कुशास्सप्त प्रकीर्तिताः । आनुपूर्व्येण मेध्याः स्युः कुशा लोके प्रतिष्ठिताः
balvajāḥ puṃḍarīkāśca kuśāssapta prakīrtitāḥ | ānupūrvyeṇa medhyāḥ syuḥ kuśā loke pratiṣṭhitāḥ
பல்வஜம், புண்டரீகம் ஆகியவற்றுடன் குசா புல்லின் ஏழு வகைகள் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளன. வரிசைப்படி அவை அனைத்தும் தூய்மையாக்குவன; ஆகவே குசா உலகில் புனிதப் பரிசுத்திகரமாக நிலைபெற்றது.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 49 narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुण्डरीकाश्च = पुण्डरीकाः + च; कुशास्सप्त = कुशाः + सप्त (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ः + स → स् स)।
FAQs
It states that certain named varieties, along with seven types of kuśa-grass, are recognized as ritually purifying, explaining why kuśa holds a sanctioned sacred status in the world.
The verse frames kuśa as “medhya” (purifying) and “pratiṣṭhita” (authoritatively established), reflecting the broader Vedic-Purāṇic view that kuśa is suitable for sanctifying rites, seats, and ritual implements.
It emphasizes orderly tradition (ānupūrvya—proper sequence) and disciplined ritual conduct, suggesting that purity is cultivated through correct method, reverence, and adherence to established dharmic practice.