Shloka 39
Procedure of Ācamana and Rules of Ritual Purity (Śauca)
न तिष्ठन्न च निर्वासा न च पर्वतमंडले । न जीर्णदेवायतने वल्मीके न कदाचन
na tiṣṭhanna ca nirvāsā na ca parvatamaṃḍale | na jīrṇadevāyatane valmīke na kadācana
ویران جگہ میں نہ ٹھہرے، نہ پہاڑی علاقے میں بسے؛ اور نہ کبھی خستہ حال مندر میں، نہ چیونٹی کے ٹیلے (ولمیک) میں رہائش اختیار کرے۔
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Concept: A Vaishnava householder or pilgrim should choose residence aligned with safety, śauca (purity), and reverence; avoid places that invite harm, fear, or ritual impropriety.
Application: Prefer well-kept, inhabited, and protected places; do not camp in abandoned structures or near anthills; support temple maintenance rather than normalizing neglect.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A Vaishnava traveler pauses at the edge of a lonely landscape: a crumbling, vine-covered temple with broken śikhara stands near a large anthill, while misty mountain ridges loom behind. The pilgrim turns away toward a lamp-lit village path, hands folded, choosing safety and reverence over reckless lodging.","primary_figures":["Vaishnava pilgrim (with tulasi-mala)","Vishnu (subtle protective presence as aura/sky-form)"],"setting":"Deserted outskirts with ruined devālaya, anthill, and distant mountain slopes; a safer village road visible in the background.","lighting_mood":"twilight with ominous shadows yielding to warm lamplight in the distance","color_palette":["smoky indigo","stone gray","lamp-gold","leaf green","earth-umber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a cautious Vaishnava pilgrim with tulasi-mala and saffron shawl stands before a dilapidated temple and prominent anthill, turning toward a distant lamp-lit village; Vishnu’s protective haloed presence appears in the sky as a faint four-armed silhouette; gold leaf embellishment on halos and temple remnants, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments on the divine form, traditional South Indian iconography, ornate border.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lone pilgrim at the threshold of a ruined shrine near an anthill, with layered blue-gray mountains and delicate trees; lyrical naturalism, cool palette, refined faces, thin ink outlines, soft washes, a winding path leading to a small village with warm lamps.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and earthy pigments depict a crumbling temple, anthill, and the pilgrim in respectful añjali; Vishnu’s aura-form above with stylized eyes and ornaments; temple-wall aesthetic with red/yellow/green dominance and rhythmic patterning.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a moral tableau where the pilgrim avoids the ruined shrine and anthill, guided by a subtle Vishnu aura; intricate floral borders with lotus motifs, deep blues and gold, peacocks near the safer path, decorative temple elements rendered as symbolic rather than realistic."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bell","night insects","distant village sounds","wind over stones","brief silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tiṣṭhanna → tiṣṭhan (शतृ-कृदन्त) + (sandhi with following ca in recitation). parvatamaṃḍale = parvata-maṇḍale. jīrṇadevāyatane = jīrṇa-devāyatane.
FAQs
It cautions against staying in deserted/abandoned places, mountainous tracts, dilapidated temples, and anthills.
Such locations are presented as unsafe and inauspicious—ruined structures may be physically dangerous and neglected, while anthills are associated with creatures and hazards; the verse frames this as practical dharmic guidance for daily life.
Dharma includes prudent living: choosing a safe, orderly, and suitable place of residence rather than courting danger or neglect.