Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
तलेनोरःस्थलं चैव अंगुल्यग्रैः शिरः स्पृशेत् । तलेन चांगुलाग्रैर्वा स्पृशेदंसौ विचक्षणः ॥ २२ ॥
talenoraḥsthalaṃ caiva aṃgulyagraiḥ śiraḥ spṛśet | talena cāṃgulāgrairvā spṛśedaṃsau vicakṣaṇaḥ || 22 ||
তালু দিয়ে বক্ষস্থল স্পর্শ করবে এবং আঙুলের অগ্রভাগ দিয়ে মস্তক স্পর্শ করবে। অথবা বিচক্ষণ ব্যক্তি তালু ও আঙুলের অগ্রভাগ দিয়ে কাঁধদ্বয় স্পর্শ করবে॥২২॥
Narada (in an instructional/technical passage on conduct and regulated practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, mindful conduct—showing that even small physical actions should be regulated by dharma and performed with discernment rather than impulse.
By training external behavior and self-control, it supports the inner purity (śauca, saṃyama) that stabilizes devotional practice, making worship and service more attentive and respectful.
It aligns with Shiksha-type practical discipline—codified rules of correct practice and etiquette that accompany learning, recitation, and regulated conduct.