मलिनास्यास्तु ये मर्त्या मलिनांबर धारिणः । मलदंता गृहस्था ये गृहं तेषां समाविश
malināsyāstu ye martyā malināṃbara dhāriṇaḥ | maladaṃtā gṛhasthā ye gṛhaṃ teṣāṃ samāviśa
جن فانیوں کے چہرے ناپاک ہوں، جو میلے کپڑے پہنتے ہوں، اور وہ گھر والے جن کے دانت گندے ہوں—ایسے لوگوں کے گھروں میں تو داخل ہو۔
Skanda (deduced; the imperative tone addresses a bhūta/negative force within the narrative)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A dim household with unwashed faces and soiled garments; a shadowy emissary of misfortune stands at the threshold, turning away from a clean shrine lamp and moving toward the impure home.
Purity (śauca) is protective; neglect of cleanliness is portrayed as attracting harmful influences.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where dharmic conduct—including cleanliness—is taught as part of living in a sacred geography.
An implied discipline of śauca (bodily and household cleanliness); no formal rite is specified in this verse.