Shloka 43
Rules of Edible and Inedible Foods
अदेयं वाप्यपेयं वा तथैवास्पृश्यमेव वा । द्विजातीनामनालोक्यं नित्यं मद्यमिति स्थितिः
adeyaṃ vāpyapeyaṃ vā tathaivāspṛśyameva vā | dvijātīnāmanālokyaṃ nityaṃ madyamiti sthitiḥ
شراب کو دِویجاتی ہمیشہ ایسی چیز سمجھیں جو نہ دی جائے، نہ پی جائے، اور نہ چھوئی جائے؛ بلکہ ان کے لیے وہ ہمیشہ ناقابلِ دید ہے—یہی قائم شدہ قاعدہ ہے۔
Unspecified (narratorial/disciplinary injunction within the Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: For dvijas, surā (liquor) is categorically prohibited—no giving, drinking, touching, or even approving gaze—because it destroys ritual purity and self-mastery.
Application: Adopt clear boundaries around intoxicants: avoid consumption, avoid enabling others, and avoid environments that normalize impairment—especially when pursuing spiritual discipline.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dvija stands at the threshold of a village tavern-like space, turning his face away with firm resolve while holding a japa-mālā and water pot. Inside, shadowy figures reach for a liquor vessel, but the dvija’s boundary is luminous—his refusal becomes a visual wall of purity and self-command.","primary_figures":["dvija (twice-born practitioner)","shadowy drinkers (generic figures)","dharma personified (optional allegorical figure)"],"setting":"Village street near a doorway with a liquor jar; the dvija remains in a clean, lamp-lit lane with a small shrine niche in the wall.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["clean white","saffron ochre","midnight blue","charcoal black","brass gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central dvija with sacred thread and japa-mālā, haloed with gold leaf; he turns away from a dark interior where a liquor jar sits; gold embossing on the mala, water pot, and shrine niche; rich reds/greens for the sacred side, muted blacks for the forbidden side, strong moral contrast.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined street scene with subtle moral storytelling; dvija’s averted gaze and composed posture; interior rendered in darker wash with minimal detail; cool palette with a warm lamp near a small shrine, emphasizing restraint and clarity.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized jar and doorway; dvija in frontal stance with emphatic gesture of refusal; red/yellow/green pigments with stark black for the forbidden space; ornamental border motifs of lotus and conch to signal purity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic composition—dvija framed by lotus borders and conch motifs; the liquor jar depicted as a dark, patterned form outside the sacred floral frame; deep blue ground with gold highlights on mala and shrine lamp, emphasizing devotional discipline."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["single conch note","temple bell","street ambience fading into silence","soft japa murmurs"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vāpyapeyaṃ = vā + api + apeyam; tathaivāspṛśyam = tathā + eva + aspṛśyam; dvijātīnāmanālokyaṃ = dvijātīnām + anālokyam.
FAQs
It lays down a strict prohibition for the twice-born regarding intoxicating liquor: it should not be given, consumed, touched, or even looked upon.
The term generally denotes the three varṇas with Vedic initiation (upanayana): Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas.
It emphasizes self-restraint and ritual-ethical purity, presenting avoidance of intoxicants as a settled norm of dharma for those bound to Vedic discipline.