Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56
प्रमादादशुचि स्मृत्वा द्विराचांतः शुचिर्भवेत् । दंतधावनं प्रकुर्वीत यथोक्त धर्मशास्त्रतः । आचांतोऽप्यशुचिर्यस्मादकृत्वा दंतधावनम्
pramādādaśuci smṛtvā dvirācāṃtaḥ śucirbhavet | daṃtadhāvanaṃ prakurvīta yathokta dharmaśāstrataḥ | ācāṃto'pyaśuciryasmādakṛtvā daṃtadhāvanam
إن تذكّر المرءُ نجاسةً بسبب الغفلة صار طاهرًا بأداء الآچامانا (ācamana) مرتين. وعليه أن ينظّف أسنانه كما ورد في كتب الدارما شاسترا؛ لأن من أتى بالآچامانا يبقى غير طاهر إن لم يقم بتنظيف الأسنان.
Sūta (deduced, Brāhma Khaṇḍa narration style)
Scene: A devotee pauses mid-ritual after recalling an impurity; he performs ācamana twice, then cleans teeth with a twig as per śāstra, preparing for worship.
FAQs
Dharma integrates inner vigilance and outer cleanliness; negligence is corrected by renewed purification and proper daily duties.
No site is named; the focus is normative dharma practice.
Perform ācamana twice upon recalling impurity; do tooth-cleaning per Dharmaśāstra; without dantadhāvana one is still considered impure.