Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 43

Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller

Devanagari script

संतत्या हानिरश्लाघया वर्णसंकरतो भयम् भेतव्यं च भवेल्लोके वृथादारपरिग्रहात्

Transliteration

saṃtatyā hāniraślāghayā varṇasaṃkarato bhayam bhetavyaṃ ca bhavelloke vṛthādāraparigrahāt

Translation

Do việc cưới vợ không thích đáng mà tổn hại dòng dõi, mang tiếng nhục, và sinh nỗi sợ về sự pha tạp các trật tự xã hội (varṇa-saṅkara). Vì thế, ở đời nên dè chừng và tránh điều ấy.

Word by Word

• saṃtatyāḥ: of progeny/lineage
• saṃtatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive sg.)

• hāniḥ: loss
• hāniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• aślāghayā: by disgrace/lack of praise
• aślāghayā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aślāghā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (instrumental sg.)

• varṇa-saṃkarataḥ: from intermixture of social classes
• varṇa-saṃkarataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṇa + saṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वर्णानां संकरः)

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• bhetavyam: should be feared
• bhetavyam: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhī (भी धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘to be feared’ (impersonal obligation)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• bhavet: would arise/be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन

• vṛthā-dāra-parigrahāt: from taking a wife in vain
• vṛthā-dāra-parigrahāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛthā (अव्यय) + dāra + parigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (वृथया दारपरिग्रहः)

Speakers

• Likely Pulastya → Nārada (standard Vāmana Purāṇa dialogue frame; specific attribution not provided in input)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Gṛhastha-ethics
• Social order (varṇa)
• Sexual restraint

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Household life is to be entered with fitness and responsibility; improper unions harm lineage, reputation, and social stability. The verse frames sexual/marital ethics as a public dharma issue, not merely private preference.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Most consistent with Ācāra/Dharma-upadeśa material embedded in Vamśānucarita-oriented narratives (instructional passages within genealogical/kingly discourse), rather than sarga/pratisarga.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Saṃtati’ symbolizes continuity of dharma across generations; ‘varṇa-saṃkara’ symbolizes breakdown of dharmic boundaries and duties. The warning makes personal desire subordinate to societal and ritual continuity.