अद्विः प्राणान् समालभ्य नाभिं पाणितले तथा | स्पृशंश्वैव प्रतिछ्ेत न चाप्याद्रेण पाणिना,इसके बाद जलसे आँख, नाक आदि इन्द्रियों और नाभिका स्पर्श करके दोनों हाथोंकी हथेलियोंको धो डाले। धोनेके पश्चात् गीले हाथ लेकर ही न बैठ जाय (उन्हें कपड़ोंसे पोंछकर सुखा दे)
Thereafter, touching with water the eyes, the nose, and the other sense-organs, as well as the navel, one should wash both palms. Having washed, one should not sit with wet hands; rather, one should wipe them on one’s cloth and dry them.
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