Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
कामं यथेष्टं हृदये कृत्वा समभिमन्त्र्य च । मंत्रेणानेन मतिमानश्नीयाद्दन्तधावनम्
kāmaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā samabhimantrya ca | maṃtreṇānena matimānaśnīyāddantadhāvanam
হৃদয়ত যি ইচ্ছা তেনেকৈ স্থাপন কৰি আৰু সেই দাঁত-মাজনি কাঠক বিধিমতে অভিমন্ত্ৰিত কৰি, বুদ্ধিমান জনে এই মন্ত্র উচ্চাৰি দাঁত ধোৱন কৰিব।
Skanda (deduced from instructional dharma tone within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee holds a fresh twig-tooth-stick, eyes lowered in inward saṅkalpa; subtle mantra recitation is implied as the stick is ritually ‘charged’ before use.
FAQs
Saṅkalpa and mantra transform a practical act into a sacred observance aligned with dharma and inner intention.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where even morning disciplines are taught as religious observances.
Make an inner wish (saṅkalpa), consecrate the tooth-stick with the stated mantra, then perform dantadhāvana.