Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
स्वश्रृगालप्लवङ्गाद्यैर्मानुषैश्च रतिं विना । स्पृष्टः स्त्रात्वा शुचिः सद्यो दिवा संध्यासु रात्रिषु ॥ २४ ॥
svaśrṛgālaplavaṅgādyairmānuṣaiśca ratiṃ vinā | spṛṣṭaḥ strātvā śuciḥ sadyo divā saṃdhyāsu rātriṣu || 24 ||
कुत्ते, सियार, बंदर आदि या किसी मनुष्य द्वारा (काम-सम्बन्ध के बिना) स्पर्श हो जाने पर, स्नान करके वह तुरंत शुद्ध हो जाता है—दिन में, संध्याकालों में या रात्रि में भी।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames physical cleanliness (śauca) as a dharmic discipline: when impurity is incurred by touch, prompt bathing restores ritual fitness for japa, pūjā, and sandhyā practices.
Bhakti is supported by right conduct: maintaining purity through timely snāna helps a devotee remain eligible for daily worship and remembrance, preventing negligence in devotional duties.
Kalpa/ācāra (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse gives an operational rule—after such touch, snāna is the immediate expiation, applicable across day, sandhyā times, and night.