Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69
शुनोच्छिष्टं भवेद्गात्रं पुनः स्नानेन शुध्यति । नोत्पाटयेल्लोमनखं दशनेन कदाचन
śunocchiṣṭaṃ bhavedgātraṃ punaḥ snānena śudhyati | notpāṭayellomanakhaṃ daśanena kadācana
Wenn Hundespeichel den Körper berührt, wird er unrein und wird durch erneutes Baden wieder gereinigt. Niemals soll man Haare ausreißen oder die Nägel mit den Zähnen abbeißen.
Sūta (deduced: Brāhma Khaṇḍa didactic narration in Dharmāraṇya context)
Scene: At a riverside tīrtha, a pilgrim notices impurity from a stray dog’s touch; he steps aside, performs a second bath, then resumes worship; a teacher-like elder gestures ‘do not bite nails’ as a moral aside.
FAQs
Purity is maintained through prompt cleansing and disciplined personal habits.
No specific tīrtha is referenced; the verse gives universally applicable purity rules.
Purification by bathing after contact with impurity (dog saliva), along with prohibitions on certain unhygienic behaviors.