Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56
प्रमादादशुचि स्मृत्वा द्विराचांतः शुचिर्भवेत् । दंतधावनं प्रकुर्वीत यथोक्त धर्मशास्त्रतः । आचांतोऽप्यशुचिर्यस्मादकृत्वा दंतधावनम्
pramādādaśuci smṛtvā dvirācāṃtaḥ śucirbhavet | daṃtadhāvanaṃ prakurvīta yathokta dharmaśāstrataḥ | ācāṃto'pyaśuciryasmādakṛtvā daṃtadhāvanam
Si, par négligence, on se souvient d’une impureté, on redevient pur en accomplissant deux fois l’ācamana. Qu’on procède au nettoyage des dents selon les Dharma-śāstras; car même après l’ācamana, on demeure impur si l’on n’a pas nettoyé les dents.
Sūta (deduced, Brāhma Khaṇḍa narration style)
Scene: A devotee pauses mid-ritual after recalling an impurity; he performs ācamana twice, then cleans teeth with a twig as per śāstra, preparing for worship.
FAQs
Dharma integrates inner vigilance and outer cleanliness; negligence is corrected by renewed purification and proper daily duties.
No site is named; the focus is normative dharma practice.
Perform ācamana twice upon recalling impurity; do tooth-cleaning per Dharmaśāstra; without dantadhāvana one is still considered impure.