Shloka 51
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
पितरस्तस्य तृप्यंति सहदेवैस्सदानघ । रजकैः क्षालितं वस्त्रमशुद्धं कवयो विदुः
pitarastasya tṛpyaṃti sahadevaissadānagha | rajakaiḥ kṣālitaṃ vastramaśuddhaṃ kavayo viduḥ
హే నిర్దోషుడా! అతని పితరులు దేవతలతో కూడ తృప్తి చెందుతారు; అయితే ధోబీ చేత కడిగిన వస్త్రం అపవిత్రమని పండితులు చెబుతారు।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 49; likely a narrator/sage addressing a listener as 'sadānagha')
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पितरः+तस्य→पितरस्तस्य; सह+देवैः→सहदेवैः; देवैः+सदा→देवैस्सदा (सः-आदेशः); वस्त्रम्+अशुद्धम्→वस्त्रमशुद्धम्
FAQs
It reflects the idea that correct dharmic conduct and offerings can please both ancestral and divine realms; the verse links personal conduct with broader ritual and cosmic approval.
It conveys a traditional śauca rule found in some dharma traditions: purity is not only about physical cleanliness but also about the source and handling of items, which can carry ritual status.
The verse emphasizes conscientiousness in daily conduct—outer cleanliness and inner discipline—suggesting that dharma includes attention to seemingly small practices that symbolize respect for sacred order.