Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 48
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
नाप्सु स्नायान्न कुप्येत न सम्भाषेत दुर्जनै: । न वसीताधौतवास: स्रजं च विधृतां क्वचित् ॥ ४८ ॥
nāpsu snāyān na kupyeta na sambhāṣeta durjanaiḥ na vasītādhauta-vāsaḥ srajaṁ ca vidhṛtāṁ kvacit
شری کشیپ نے کہا—اے بھدرے، غسل کرتے وقت پانی میں اندر تک نہ اترو۔ غصہ نہ کرو۔ بدکار لوگوں سے نہ بات کرو اور نہ میل جول رکھو۔ بغیر دھلے کپڑے نہ پہنو، اور پہلے سے پہنی ہوئی مالا کبھی نہ ڈالو۔
FAQs
This verse advises not to converse with wicked people, emphasizing that association and speech shape one’s mind and spiritual progress.
They are part of a vrata-style discipline taught in this narrative, stressing external cleanliness as a support for internal purity, steadiness, and sattvic conduct.
Practice emotional restraint (avoid anger triggers), be selective about company and conversations, and maintain personal cleanliness and mindful habits that support a calm, devotional mindset.