Shloka 82
Āhnika-Dharma: Dawn Purification, Sandhyā-Upāsanā, Tarpana, Pañca-Mahāyajñas, and Aśauca Rules
भुङ्क्ते स याति नरकान्त्सूंकरेष्वेव जायते / अशौचं संप्रवक्ष्यामि अशुचिः पातकी सदा
bhuṅkte sa yāti narakāntsūṃkareṣveva jāyate / aśaucaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi aśuciḥ pātakī sadā
جو ممنوع یا ناپاک غذا کھاتا ہے وہ دوزخوں میں جاتا ہے اور یقیناً سوروں میں جنم لیتا ہے۔ اب میں اَشَوچ بیان کرتا ہوں؛ ناپاک شخص ہمیشہ گنہگار ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Naraka
Concept: Consumption of forbidden/impure substances leads to papa, naraka, and tiryak (animal) rebirth; aśauca is a persistent condition for the transgressor.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-bandhana through tamasic conduct; necessity of sattva-shuddhi for spiritual progress.
Application: Observe dietary and ritual purity rules appropriate to one’s tradition; avoid knowingly impure/forbidden food; undertake prayaschitta and purification if violated.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: otherworldly region
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Naraka descriptions and karma-phala mapping (Preta-khanda thematic parallel); Garuda Purana: aśauca and śuddhi rules in dharma-oriented chapters (thematic)
FAQs
This verse frames aśauca as a serious spiritual-ethical condition: impurity is linked with pāpa (sin) and is said to lead to naraka and degraded rebirth, making purity a key discipline.
It connects wrongful/impure indulgence with two outcomes: suffering in naraka (hell-realms) and a subsequent low rebirth (here, as a pig), illustrating karma operating across afterlife and reincarnation.
Maintain purity in diet and conduct—avoid knowingly impure or prohibited consumption and uphold cleanliness/ritual discipline—treating daily choices as karma-shaping actions.