Shloka 39
Dietary Rules & Purification — Duties of the Ashrama System
गणकस्य निषादस्य गणिकाभिषजोस्तथा कदर्यस्यापि शुद्ध्येत त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः
gaṇakasya niṣādasya gaṇikābhiṣajostathā kadaryasyāpi śuddhyeta trirātropoṣito naraḥ
జూదరి, నిషాదుడు, గణిక, వైద్యుడు, కదర్యుడు అయినా సరే—మనిషి మూడు రాత్రులు ఉపవాసం చేస్తే శుద్ధి పొంది శౌచాధారిత కర్మలకు అర్హుడవుతాడు।
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes the remedial power of disciplined restraint (upavāsa) to restore ritual fitness, implying that conduct and observance can transform one’s eligibility for sacred acts even when one’s social identity or livelihood is viewed negatively in normative dharma discourse.
This is not sarga/pratisarga/vamśa material; it aligns with ancillary Purāṇic dharma instruction often subsumed under ācāra/prāyaścitta sections (practical religious law embedded within Purāṇa narrative frameworks).
Three-night fasting functions as a symbolic ‘reset’ through tapas (austerity): a short, measurable discipline that counters moral/ritual taint by cultivating self-control and inner purification.