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What Mahabharata Says About Pollution
“I will kill Jayadratha tomorrow. I will slay him, unless out of fear, he abandons the sons of Dhritarashtra, or seeks refuge with us, or seeks sancturary with Purushottam Krishna, or with you.” [7.51, Vol VI]
“If I do not achieve this in the battle, let me not attain the worlds meant for those with meritorious deeds.” [7.51, Vol VI]
“There are worlds meant for those who kill their mothers and those who kill their fathers, for those who have intercourse with the wives of their teachers, and for those who are wicked, for those who hate virtuous ones and speak ill of others, for those who misappropriate wealth left in their custody and for those who violate trust and for those who speak ill of women they have enjoyed earlier. … If I do not kill Jayadratha, let those worlds be mine.” [7.51, Vol VI]
“There are worlds attained by those who touch brahmanas, cattle and fire with their feet and those who release phlegm, excreta and urine in water. If I do not kill Jayadratha, let those terrible ends be mine.” [7.51, Vol VI]
– “One must not release excrement in a field or near a village. Both urine and excrement must never be released in water.” [13.107, Vol X]
– “If a person passes urine or excrement towards the sun, towards a fire, towards a cow, towards a brahmana or along the road – then his lifespan s destroyed.” [13.107, Vol X]
– “Those who follow dharma do not release urine or excrement on a royal road, amidst cattle, or in the midst of a cow pen.” [13.148, Vol X]
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