Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 54
Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
नाभ्यङ्गितं कायमुपस्पृशेच्च स्नातो न केशान् विधुनीत चापि गात्राणि चैवाम्बरपाणिना च स्नातो विमृज्याद् रजनीचरेश
nābhyaṅgitaṃ kāyamupaspṛśecca snāto na keśān vidhunīta cāpi gātrāṇi caivāmbarapāṇinā ca snāto vimṛjyād rajanīcareśa
স্নানের পরে তেল-লেপিত (অভ্যঙ্গিত) দেহ স্পর্শ করা উচিত নয়, এবং চুল ঝাঁকিয়ে শুকানোও উচিত নয়। স্নান করে বস্ত্রের প্রান্ত/হাতে ধরা বস্ত্র দিয়ে অঙ্গপ্রত্যঙ্গ মুছে নেবে, হে রজনীচরেশ।
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FAQs
Purity is not merely physical cleanliness but a disciplined manner of comportment. The verse teaches mindfulness in small acts—how one dries oneself, handles hair, and avoids mixing states (oiled body vs. post-bath purity).
It is ācāra-oriented material (ritual hygiene) and does not directly map to the core pancalakṣaṇa categories; it functions as normative guidance embedded within Purāṇic instruction.
Hair and oil are treated as carriers of ‘residue’ and sensory excitation; restraining these actions symbolizes mastery over rajas (restlessness) and supports a sattvic, worship-ready state.