Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 83
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
स्नायीत चेलवान् प्राज्ञः कटभूमिमुपेत्य च ।
देववेदद्विजातीनां साधुसत्यमहात्मनाम् ॥
snāyīta celavān prājñaḥ kaṭabhūmim upetya ca / devavedadvijātīnāṃ sādhusatyamahātmanām
The wise person should bathe, don clean garments, and approach a proper place that has been purified. He should act with reverence toward the gods, the Veda, the twice-born, and the saints—truthful, great-souled persons.
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FAQs
External cleanliness is paired with social-spiritual reverence: purity of body supports purity of conduct, especially in relation to sacred learning and virtuous people.
Ancillary dharma-ācāra instruction.
Bathing and clean clothing signify inner reset; honoring Veda and the truthful is honoring the principle of ṛta (cosmic order) manifest in speech and conduct.