Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
कार्त्तिकस्य सिते पक्ष एकादश्यां समाहितः । प्रातरुत्थाय विप्रेंद्र कर्तव्यं दंतधावनम्
kārttikasya site pakṣa ekādaśyāṃ samāhitaḥ | prātarutthāya vipreṃdra kartavyaṃ daṃtadhāvanam
En la quincena luminosa de Kārttika, en Ekādaśī, con la mente recogida—levantándose al alba, oh el mejor de los brāhmaṇas—debe realizarse la purificación de los dientes.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: viprendra/dvija audience (addressed as ‘best of brāhmaṇas’)
Scene: Pre-dawn in Kārttika: a devotee rises, sits calmly, performs dantadhāvana and morning purification, preparing for Ekādaśī vrata; lamps still glow in the dim light.
FAQs
Outer purity supports inner focus; beginning a holy observance with disciplined morning conduct strengthens devotion.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on Kārttika Ekādaśī observance within the chapter’s sacred framework.
On Kārttika bright-half Ekādaśī, rise early, remain mentally composed, and perform danta-dhāvanam as part of vrata discipline.