Shloka 13
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
ततः समाचरेत्स्नानं यथाज्ञानेन यत्नतः । अंगं प्रक्षालयित्वा तु मृद्भिः संलेपयेत्ततः
tataḥ samācaretsnānaṃ yathājñānena yatnataḥ | aṃgaṃ prakṣālayitvā tu mṛdbhiḥ saṃlepayettataḥ
Después, debe realizar cuidadosamente el baño según su conocimiento. Habiendo lavado el cuerpo, debe luego ungirlo con tierra purificadora (arcilla).
Unspecified (narrative instruction within the chapter context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: river
Sandhi Resolution Notes: समाचरेत्स्नानम् = समाचरेत् + स्नानम् (त् + स् → त्स्). संलेपयेत्ततः = संलेपयेत् + ततः (त् + त् → त्त).
FAQs
It outlines a basic purification sequence: bathe carefully, wash the body thoroughly, and apply cleansing earth (clay) as part of ritual cleanliness (śauca).
In dharma-śāstra and purāṇic practice, clean earth is a traditional purifier used to remove impurity and support bodily and ritual cleanliness.
It emphasizes conscientiousness and sincerity in practice—performing purification carefully and appropriately, according to one’s understanding and capacity.