Shloka 21

Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)

Sanskrit

केशप्रसाधनादर्शदर्शनं दन्तधावनम् ।

पूर्वाह्न एव कार्याणि देवतानाञ्च तर्पणम् ॥

Transliteration

keśaprasādhanādarśadarśanaṃ dantadhāvanam |

pūrvāhna eva kāryāṇi devatānāñca tarpaṇam ||

Translation

Das Haar ordnen, in den Spiegel schauen und die Zähne reinigen—dies soll man nur am Vormittag tun; ebenso die Wasserspenden (tarpaṇa) an die Gottheiten.

Speakers

• Unspecified in provided excerpt; household discipline code

Primary Deities

• Devatās (general)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Śauca (purity)
• Daily regimen
• Devatā-tarpaṇa