Shloka 26
Determination of Expiations: Purification after Forbidden Food, Impurity, and Transgression
प्रतित्र्यहं पिबेदुष्णं जलं क्षीरं घृतं द्विज । सकृत्स्नायी तप्तकृच्छ्रं स्मृतं पापहरं मुने
pratitryahaṃ pibeduṣṇaṃ jalaṃ kṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ dvija | sakṛtsnāyī taptakṛcchraṃ smṛtaṃ pāpaharaṃ mune
โอ้ทวิชะ ผู้เกิดสองครั้ง ทุกๆ วันที่สามพึงดื่มน้ำอุ่น น้ำนม และเนยใส (ฆฤตะ) อาบน้ำเพียงครั้งเดียว พิธีนี้จดจำว่าเป็นตบะ “ตัปตะกฤจฉระ” โอ้มุนี ผู้ชำระบาป
Unspecified (narrative voice addressing a dvija and a muni within the dialogue context of Brahma-khaṇḍa)
Concept: Tapas operates like heat: periodic intake of warm water/milk/ghee and restrained bathing ‘cooks’ away sin and lethargy.
Application: Use periodic austerity with care: simplify diet, keep bodily routines clean but not indulgent, and align restraint with prayer and ethical repair.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner stands near a small hearth where a copper pot of water steams gently; nearby are a small bowl of milk and a spoon of ghee. After a single, deliberate bath at a stone basin, he sits wrapped in a simple cloth, breath visible in the cool air, as if the vow’s ‘heat’ is inward.","primary_figures":["dvija practitioner","muni (addressed as 'mune', optional)"],"setting":"āśrama edge with a modest hearth, copper pot, stone bathing basin, kusa and ladles arranged neatly","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["copper orange","ghee gold","milk ivory","charcoal black","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central figure beside a small hearth with a steaming copper pot, milk and ghee vessels arranged symmetrically; gold leaf on the steam curls and utensils, deep red background, ornate borders, devotional austerity rendered with jewel-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: soft steam rising in fine brushwork, a quiet hermitage with stone basin; cool palette with warm copper accents, refined facial calm, gentle trees and distant hills, emphasizing inward heat and purity.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized hearth and steaming pot, bold outlines, natural pigments; the practitioner shown after a single bath, large eyes and composed posture; rhythmic foliage motifs framing the scene.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic steam spirals and lotus motifs around a central ascetic figure; decorative borders with cows and peacocks, deep blue ground with gold highlights, presenting tapas as sacred ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft crackle of fire","water simmering","single splash of bathwater","distant bell","quiet japa murmurs"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रतित्र्यहम् = प्रति + त्र्यहम्; पिबेदुष्णम् = पिबेत् + उष्णम्; सकृत्स्नायी = सकृत् + स्नायी (त् + स् → त्स्)
FAQs
It outlines a form of prāyaścitta (expiatory penance) called taptakṛcchra, involving drinking warm water, milk, and ghee every third day and bathing only once.
Because the text classifies this austere regimen as a recognized expiation intended to purify the practitioner from moral and ritual faults.
The verse emphasizes disciplined self-restraint and purification—accepting regulated hardship as a means to correct wrongdoing and restore dharmic conduct.