Dietary Rules & Purification — Dietary Rules, Purification (Śauca), and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
कुपितः कुलनाशाय ईश्वरो रोगवृद्धये भानुर्वै यतते तस्य नरस्य क्षणदाचर
kupitaḥ kulanāśāya īśvaro rogavṛddhaye bhānurvai yatate tasya narasya kṣaṇadācara
Kapag nagalit, ang makapangyarihang Araw (Bhānu) ay nagsisikap na wasakin ang angkan ng taong iyon at palalain ang kanyang mga karamdaman, O Kṣaṇadācara.
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The text links personal conduct to both bodily wellbeing and family continuity: adharma is said to rebound as social instability (kula-kṣaya) and physical affliction (roga).
Again, dharma-upadeśa (ācāra) rather than cosmological creation cycles; it functions as normative guidance within Purāṇic instruction.
Lineage and health stand for ‘life-supporting order’; Sūrya’s punitive role symbolizes that violations of ordained duty are treated as violations of cosmic rhythm, yielding visible decay in society and the body.