Shloka 68

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Devanagari script

उदके मध्यरात्रे च विण्मूत्रे च विसर्जने / उच्छिष्टः श्राद्धबुक् चैव मनसापि न चिन्तयेत्

Transliteration

udake madhyarātre ca viṇmūtre ca visarjane / ucchiṣṭaḥ śrāddhabuk caiva manasāpi na cintayet

Translation

پانی میں ہونے کی حالت میں، آدھی رات کے وقت، پاخانہ یا پیشاب کے اخراج کے دوران، اُچھِشٹ (ناپاک) حالت میں، اور شرادھ کا بھوجن کرتے ہوئے بھی—دل میں بھی (ناپاک امور) کا خیال نہ کرے۔

Word by Word

• उदके: in water
• उदके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मध्य-रात्रे: at midnight
• मध्य-रात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘at midnight’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction) ‘and’

• विण्-मूत्रे: in feces and urine
• विण्-मूत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विण् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative): ‘in feces and urine’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction) ‘and’

• विसर्जने: at the act of excretion/voiding
• विसर्जने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विसर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• उच्छिष्टः: one who is impure from food remnants
• उच्छिष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘one who is in a state of leftover impurity (after eating)’

• श्राद्ध-बुक्: one who has eaten śrāddha food
• श्राद्ध-बुक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + √भुज् (धातु) → बुक् (कृदन्त/नामधातु-रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘one who eats (food of) śrāddha’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction) ‘and’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle) ‘indeed/just’

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation) ‘not’

• चिन्तयेत्: should think/reflect
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions as received in the Purāṇic dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Śauca
• Ācāra
• Pitṛs

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly, it points to inner discipline: mastery of the mind (manas) is essential for dharma. Such restraint supports the sattvic clarity through which the Self is recognized, even though the verse primarily gives ritual-ethical prohibitions.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes pratyāhāra-like restraint—guarding mental attention during liminal or impure contexts (evacuation, midnight, post-meal impurity) and during sacred rites like śrāddha. It treats mental purity as part of śauca, aligning ritual conduct with yogic mind-control.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead, it reflects the Purāṇa’s shared dharma-ground where devotional synthesis rests on disciplined ācāra—purity of body and mind as a prerequisite for any theistic worship.