Shloka 5
Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions
भोजने संध्ययोः स्नात्वा पीत्वा मूत्रपुरीषयोः / आचान्तो ऽप्याचमेत् सुप्त्वा सकृत्सकृदथान्यतः
bhojane saṃdhyayoḥ snātvā pītvā mūtrapurīṣayoḥ / ācānto 'pyācamet suptvā sakṛtsakṛdathānyataḥ
At the time of eating, at the two sandhyās (dawn and dusk), after bathing, after drinking, and after urination and defecation, one should perform ācamana, the purifying sipping of water. Even if it has already been done, ācamana should be done again after sleep, and likewise repeatedly on other such occasions.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic injunctions on śauca and daily conduct
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches that inner realization is supported by outer discipline—purity of conduct (śauca) steadies the mind, making it fit for contemplation of the Self and of Īśvara.
It emphasizes preparatory yogic discipline through śauca: repeated ācamana at key daily transitions (sandhyā, eating, sleep, bodily functions) as a niyama-like practice that cultivates mindfulness, purity, and steadiness before japa, sandhyā-vandana, or meditation.
By focusing on dharma and purification rather than sectarian markers, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the same śauca-based discipline is presented as universally supportive for worship and yoga directed to Īśvara—understood across Shaiva-Vaishnava practice.