Shloka 24
सदाचार-नियमाः: शील, संयम, संग-निषेध, शुचिता, वाणी-नीति, परोपकारः
स्नातो नाङ्गानि निर्मार्जेत् स्नानशाट्या न पाणिना न च निर्धूनयेत् केशान् नाचामेच् चैव चोत्थितः
snāto nāṅgāni nirmārjet snānaśāṭyā na pāṇinā na ca nirdhūnayet keśān nācāmec caiva cotthitaḥ
স্নানৰ পিছত স্নানবস্ত্ৰে বা হাতে অংগ ঘঁহিব নালাগে; চুলি ঝাঁকিব নালাগে; আৰু থিয় হৈ আচমনো নকৰিবা।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse treats bathing as a sacred act of purification that must be completed with restraint and proper decorum, reflecting dharma rather than mere physical cleanliness.
He specifies that ācamana should not be done while standing, emphasizing steadiness and reverence in acts of purification.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the discipline of śauca and ācāra is presented as living in harmony with the sacred order upheld by Vishnu as the supreme regulator of dharma.