Shloka 10
Determination of Expiations: Purification after Forbidden Food, Impurity, and Transgression
पलांडुं लशुनं शिग्रुमलाबुं गृंजनं पलम् । भुंक्ते यो वै नरो ब्रह्मन्व्रतं चांद्रायणं चरेत्
palāṃḍuṃ laśunaṃ śigrumalābuṃ gṛṃjanaṃ palam | bhuṃkte yo vai naro brahmanvrataṃ cāṃdrāyaṇaṃ caret
ดูก่อนพราหมณ์ ผู้ใดบริโภคหัวหอม กระเทียม ศิครุ (มะรุม) น้ำเต้า/บวบขวด กฤญชนะ (หัวพืชกลิ่นฉุน) หรือปะลัม ผู้นั้นพึงปฏิบัติพรตชำระบาปจันทรายณะ (Cāndrāyaṇa)
Unspecified narrator addressing a brāhmaṇa (context not provided in the single-verse input)
Concept: Food discipline is a limb of purity; transgression is repaired through measured expiation (Cāndrāyaṇa).
Application: Maintain sāttvika diet during worship/vrata periods; if one violates a rule knowingly or unknowingly, adopt a structured atonement and recommit rather than abandon practice.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet hermitage kitchen at dawn: a brāhmaṇa aspirant sits before a small fire-altar, pushing away pungent bulbs and gourds laid on a leaf-plate, while a palm-leaf manual of prāyaścitta lies open. In the background, the moon’s phases are painted on a hanging cloth, hinting at the Cāndrāyaṇa vow’s lunar measure, as the aspirant resolves to return to purity.","primary_figures":["brāhmaṇa aspirant","elder dharma-upadeśaka (unnamed sage)"],"setting":"forest āśrama with a small yajña-kuṇḍa, water pot (kamaṇḍalu), and palm-leaf manuscripts; simple food offerings on banana leaves","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["saffron ochre","smoke gray","leaf green","moonstone white","vermillion red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated brāhmaṇa in white dhoti before a small homa-kuṇḍa, rejecting onions and garlic on a banana leaf; a crescent-moon motif above symbolizing Cāndrāyaṇa; gold leaf embellishment on the fire, halo-like aura around the teacher, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments on ritual vessels, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate brushwork showing an āśrama veranda at sunrise, a teacher instructing a disciple about Cāndrāyaṇa; cool natural palette with lyrical trees, distant hills, small details of vegetables on leaf-plates, refined facial features and gentle gestures of restraint.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, warm red-yellow-green pigments; the disciple near a lamp-lit altar, teacher’s hand raised in instruction; stylized crescent moons in a border frieze; temple-wall aesthetic with patterned textiles and ritual vessels.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders with lotus and tulasi motifs framing a central scene of vrata-niyama; a crescent-moon garland above, cows and peacocks at the margins; deep indigo background with gold highlights, emphasizing purity and restraint."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft crackle of sacred fire","morning birds","conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शिग्रुम् + अलाबुम् → शिग्रुमलाबुम्; ब्रह्मन् + व्रतम् → ब्रह्मन्व्रतम्; च + चान्द्रायणम् → चांद्रायणम्
FAQs
Cāndrāyaṇa is a classical prāyaścitta (expiatory penance) regulated by the lunar cycle, typically involving a controlled increase or decrease of food intake across the waxing and waning fortnight, undertaken to restore ritual purity after a transgression.
Within many Dharma and Purāṇic purity frameworks, strongly pungent or stimulating foods are sometimes classed as unsuitable for certain vows, rituals, or sāttvika disciplines; this verse frames their consumption as a lapse remedied through a formal penance.
It emphasizes accountability in religious observance: when a rule tied to purity or vrata-discipline is violated, one should acknowledge it and undertake an appropriate corrective practice rather than ignore the lapse.