Shloka 6
Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions
अद्भिर्मृदापि शुद्ध्यर्थं पूर्वं विंशतिसंख्यया । एका लिंगे गुदे पंच तथा वामकरे दश
adbhirmṛdāpi śuddhyarthaṃ pūrvaṃ viṃśatisaṃkhyayā | ekā liṃge gude paṃca tathā vāmakare daśa
શુદ્ધિ માટે પહેલાં જળ અને મૃદા (માટી) વડે વીસ વાર શૌચ કરવું—લિંગ પર એક, ગુદ પર પાંચ અને ડાબા હાથ પર દસ।
Unspecified (narratorial/disciplinary instruction within the chapter)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अद्भिर्मृदापि → अद्भिः + मृदा + अपि; शुद्ध्यर्थं → शुद्धि + अर्थम्; विंशतिसंख्यया → विंशति + संख्यया; वामकरे → वाम + करे.
FAQs
It describes śauca (ritual cleansing) using water and earth/clay, specifying the traditional counts for cleaning particular body parts.
These numbers function as prescriptive measures (counts of applications/rubbings) used in traditional purity codes to ensure thorough cleansing.
Primarily about daily religious conduct (ācāra) and ritual purity (śauca), which is treated as a supportive discipline within dharma-oriented sections of the Purāṇas.