Shloka 14
Dietary Rules & Purification — Dietary Rules, Purification (Śauca), and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
अमेध्याक्तस्य मृत्तोयैर्गन्धापहरणेन च अन्येषामपि द्रव्याणां शुद्धिर्गन्धापहारतः
amedhyāktasya mṛttoyairgandhāpaharaṇena ca anyeṣāmapi dravyāṇāṃ śuddhirgandhāpahārataḥ
அசுத்தப் பொருளால் பூசப்பட்ட ஒன்றின் தூய்மை மண், நீர் ஆகியவற்றாலும் துர்நாற்றம் நீக்குவதாலும் உண்டாகும்; பிற பொருட்களும் துர்நாற்றம் அகற்றப்படுவதால் தூய்மையடைகின்றன.
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FAQs
Purity is not merely formal; it is perceptible and functional. The text treats foul odor as an indicator of remaining impurity, so ethical cleanliness includes restoring a wholesome environment for communal living and worship.
Ancillary ācāra material (prakīrṇaka) supporting dharma in daily conduct, outside the main pañcalakṣaṇa narrative categories.
‘Odor’ stands for residual taint (mala/saṃskāra). Removing it symbolizes the completion of purification—external cleansing aligned with inner readiness for sacred acts.