Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
शेषमन्नं वदेच्चैव मधुसूक्तं च वै जपेत् । स्वयं च पादौ प्रक्ाल्य सम्यगाचम्य नारद ॥ ७० ॥
śeṣamannaṃ vadeccaiva madhusūktaṃ ca vai japet | svayaṃ ca pādau prakाlya samyagācamya nārada || 70 ||
Man soll auch die Formel über die verbleibende Speise sprechen und das Madhu-Sūkta rezitieren. Dann, o Nārada, soll man sich selbst die Füße waschen und das Ācamana ordnungsgemäß vollziehen.
Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It frames eating as a sanctified act: the leftover food is not treated casually, and post-meal purification (washing the feet and proper ācamana) restores ritual clarity and mindfulness.
By prescribing mantra-recitation (Madhu-sūkta) and disciplined purity practices, it turns ordinary daily actions into devotional observances performed with reverence and remembrance.
It highlights kalpa-style ritual procedure (proper ācamana and cleanliness) and Vedic mantra application (recitation/japa of the Madhu-sūkta) as part of daily dharma.