Shloka 10
Dietary Rules & Purification — Dietary Rules, Purification (Śauca), and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
कर्मान्ताङ्गारशालासु स्तनन्धयसुताः स्त्रियः वाग्विप्रुषो द्विजेन्द्राणां संतप्ताश्चाम्बुबिन्दवः
karmāntāṅgāraśālāsu stanandhayasutāḥ striyaḥ vāgvipruṣo dvijendrāṇāṃ saṃtaptāścāmbubindavaḥ
வேலை நடைபெறும் இடங்களிலும் அங்காரசாலைகளிலும் (அக்னிகூடம்/சமையலறை) பாலூட்டும் குழந்தையுடன் உள்ள பெண்கள் தூயவர்களாகக் கருதப்படுகின்றனர். உயர்ந்த பிராமணர்களின் வாக்குத் துளிகள் (துப்பல் துளிகள்) மற்றும் சூடாக்கப்பட்ட நீர்த் துளிகளும் சூழ்நிலைக்கேற்ப தூயவை எனக் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.
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FAQs
Purity rules are contextual: the verse suggests pragmatic allowances in spaces of labor and fire, and for mothers of infants, emphasizing that dharma supports life-sustaining duties. It also recognizes heat and water as purifiers—linking ethical order with practical cleanliness.
Like many Purāṇic digressions, it is ācāra/dharma guidance rather than a pañcalakṣaṇa component. It functions as normative instruction embedded within the Purāṇa’s broader narrative.
Fire (heat) and water symbolize transformative purification: fire ‘cooks’ impurity into usability; heated water becomes a ritual cleanser. The allowance for nursing mothers symbolizes dharma’s protection of caregiving and continuity of life.