Shloka 24
Determination of Expiations: Purification after Forbidden Food, Impurity, and Transgression
गोमूत्रं गोमयं क्षीरं दधिसर्पिः कुशोदकम् । दिनद्वयं पिबेद्विप्र चैकरात्रमुपोषितः । सर्वपापहरं कृच्छ्रं मुने सांतपनं स्मृतम्
gomūtraṃ gomayaṃ kṣīraṃ dadhisarpiḥ kuśodakam | dinadvayaṃ pibedvipra caikarātramupoṣitaḥ | sarvapāpaharaṃ kṛcchraṃ mune sāṃtapanaṃ smṛtam
گائے کا پیشاب، گائے کا گوبر، دودھ، دہی، گھی اور کُشا گھاس سے مُعطّر پانی—ایک رات روزہ رکھ کر، اے وِپر (برہمن)! دو دن تک یہ پئے۔ اے مُنی! یہ کِرِچّھر ‘سانتپن’ کہلاتا ہے، جو تمام پاپوں کو دور کرنے والا ہے۔
Unspecified (narrative voice addressing a sage: 'mune')
Concept: Prāyaścitta through regulated intake and sattvic substances can burn accumulated pāpa and restore ritual-ethical purity.
Application: Adopt disciplined restraint (food/speech/senses) and simple purificatory routines; treat atonement as a return to dharma rather than self-punishment; pair any penance with Viṣṇu-smaraṇa and charity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet āśrama courtyard at dawn: a dvija sits facing east, kusa grass laid in a small copper vessel, while the six purifiers are arranged in earthen bowls. The atmosphere is restrained and luminous, suggesting inner cleansing rather than spectacle, with a sage listening nearby as the teaching is recited.","primary_figures":["dvija (brahmin practitioner)","muni (listener)","teaching narrator (unseen/voice)"],"setting":"forest-āśrama courtyard with a small yajña-vedi, earthen pots, kusa bundles, and a gentle cow in the background","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","copper bronze","leaf green","milk white","saffron ochre"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: an austere āśrama dawn scene with a seated brahmin facing east, copper kalasha and earthen bowls holding pañcagavya and kusa-infused water, a calm cow behind; gold leaf halo-like radiance around the ritual vessels, rich vermilion and emerald accents, gem-studded borders, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry emphasizing purity and restraint.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate brushwork showing a quiet hermitage courtyard, a brahmin with simple white cloth and sacred thread, kusa grass and small bowls arranged neatly; cool morning air, soft Himalayan-like greens, lyrical naturalism, refined faces, distant trees and a streamlet suggesting inner cleansing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments depicting the dvija and muni in an āśrama, ritual vessels prominent, cow as auspicious presence; warm red/yellow/green palette, temple-wall aesthetic, large expressive eyes, rhythmic composition centered on the copper pot and kusa.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional purity tableau with ornate floral borders and lotus motifs framing a simple āśrama ritual; cows and peacocks at the margins, deep indigo background with gold highlights, central focus on sanctifying vessels and kusa, suggesting preparation for Viṣṇu-pūjā."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells (distant)","morning birds","soft wind through trees","water poured into a vessel","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पिबेद्विप्र = पिबेत् + विप्र; चैकरात्रम् = च + एकरात्रम्; एकरात्रमुपोषितः = एकरात्रम् + उपोषितः (अम् + उ → म् उ)
FAQs
It outlines the Sāṃtapana kṛcchra, an expiatory austerity involving a one-night fast followed by drinking a prescribed set of cow-derived substances and kuśa-infused water for two days.
Kuśa (darbha) is a standard purificatory element in Vedic-ritual contexts; kuśa-infused water is treated as ritually cleansing and suitable for prayāścitta procedures.
It presents disciplined self-restraint and ritual expiation (prayāścitta) as a means of moral purification—framing atonement as structured practice rather than mere verbal regret.