Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 50
Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
चित्रासु हस्ते श्रवणे च तैलं क्षौरं विशाखास्वभिजित्सुवर्ज्यम् मूले मृगे भाग्रपदासु मांसं योषिन्मघाकृत्तिकयोत्तरासु
citrāsu haste śravaṇe ca tailaṃ kṣauraṃ viśākhāsvabhijitsuvarjyam mūle mṛge bhāgrapadāsu māṃsaṃ yoṣinmaghākṛttikayottarāsu
چِترا، ہست اور شروَن نکشتر میں تیل کا ابھیَنگ ترک کیا جائے۔ وِشاکھا اور اَبھِجِت میں خَؤر (حجامت/مونڈن) ممنوع ہے۔ مُولا، مِرگشِیرا اور دونوں بھادْرپدا میں گوشت سے پرہیز کیا جائے۔ مَگھا، کِرتِّکا اور اُتّرا نکشتر میں عورت سے مباشرت نہ کی جائے۔
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FAQs
Purāṇic dharma often operationalizes restraint through calendrical markers. The ethical thrust is mindfulness: even ordinary acts (food, grooming, sexuality) are to be governed by awareness and moderation.
Ancillary dharma/ācāra material; not a core pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit. Such passages function as practical guidance embedded alongside mythic and genealogical materials.
Nakṣatra-based rules reflect a worldview where microcosm and macrocosm interpenetrate: lunar stations ‘color’ human undertakings. Avoidances serve as ritualized caution, emphasizing auspicious alignment and self-restraint.