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

由不相称、无益的娶妻，便有子嗣之损、名誉之辱，并生对社会阶序混杂（varṇa-saṅkara，种姓/阶层混乱）的恐惧。因此在世间应当畏惧并远离此类行径。

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.