Shloka 10
Determination of Expiations: Purification after Forbidden Food, Impurity, and Transgression
पलांडुं लशुनं शिग्रुमलाबुं गृंजनं पलम् । भुंक्ते यो वै नरो ब्रह्मन्व्रतं चांद्रायणं चरेत्
palāṃḍuṃ laśunaṃ śigrumalābuṃ gṛṃjanaṃ palam | bhuṃkte yo vai naro brahmanvrataṃ cāṃdrāyaṇaṃ caret
اے برہمن! جو شخص پیاز، لہسن، شِگرو (سہجنا)، لوکی، گِرِنجن جیسے تیز بو والے کَند اور پَلم کھائے، وہ کفّارے کے طور پر چاندْرایَن ورت اختیار کرے۔
Unspecified narrator addressing a brāhmaṇa (context not provided in the single-verse input)
Concept: Food discipline is a limb of purity; transgression is repaired through measured expiation (Cāndrāyaṇa).
Application: Maintain sāttvika diet during worship/vrata periods; if one violates a rule knowingly or unknowingly, adopt a structured atonement and recommit rather than abandon practice.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet hermitage kitchen at dawn: a brāhmaṇa aspirant sits before a small fire-altar, pushing away pungent bulbs and gourds laid on a leaf-plate, while a palm-leaf manual of prāyaścitta lies open. In the background, the moon’s phases are painted on a hanging cloth, hinting at the Cāndrāyaṇa vow’s lunar measure, as the aspirant resolves to return to purity.","primary_figures":["brāhmaṇa aspirant","elder dharma-upadeśaka (unnamed sage)"],"setting":"forest āśrama with a small yajña-kuṇḍa, water pot (kamaṇḍalu), and palm-leaf manuscripts; simple food offerings on banana leaves","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["saffron ochre","smoke gray","leaf green","moonstone white","vermillion red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated brāhmaṇa in white dhoti before a small homa-kuṇḍa, rejecting onions and garlic on a banana leaf; a crescent-moon motif above symbolizing Cāndrāyaṇa; gold leaf embellishment on the fire, halo-like aura around the teacher, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments on ritual vessels, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate brushwork showing an āśrama veranda at sunrise, a teacher instructing a disciple about Cāndrāyaṇa; cool natural palette with lyrical trees, distant hills, small details of vegetables on leaf-plates, refined facial features and gentle gestures of restraint.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, warm red-yellow-green pigments; the disciple near a lamp-lit altar, teacher’s hand raised in instruction; stylized crescent moons in a border frieze; temple-wall aesthetic with patterned textiles and ritual vessels.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders with lotus and tulasi motifs framing a central scene of vrata-niyama; a crescent-moon garland above, cows and peacocks at the margins; deep indigo background with gold highlights, emphasizing purity and restraint."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft crackle of sacred fire","morning birds","conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शिग्रुम् + अलाबुम् → शिग्रुमलाबुम्; ब्रह्मन् + व्रतम् → ब्रह्मन्व्रतम्; च + चान्द्रायणम् → चांद्रायणम्
FAQs
Cāndrāyaṇa is a classical prāyaścitta (expiatory penance) regulated by the lunar cycle, typically involving a controlled increase or decrease of food intake across the waxing and waning fortnight, undertaken to restore ritual purity after a transgression.
Within many Dharma and Purāṇic purity frameworks, strongly pungent or stimulating foods are sometimes classed as unsuitable for certain vows, rituals, or sāttvika disciplines; this verse frames their consumption as a lapse remedied through a formal penance.
It emphasizes accountability in religious observance: when a rule tied to purity or vrata-discipline is violated, one should acknowledge it and undertake an appropriate corrective practice rather than ignore the lapse.