Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 34
Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
ततः स्पृशेत्खानि शिरः करेण संध्यामुपासीत ततः क्रमेण केशांस्तु संशोध्य च दन्तधावनं कृत्वा तथा दर्पणदर्शनं च
tataḥ spṛśetkhāni śiraḥ kareṇa saṃdhyāmupāsīta tataḥ krameṇa keśāṃstu saṃśodhya ca dantadhāvanaṃ kṛtvā tathā darpaṇadarśanaṃ ca
तत्पश्चात् हाथ से शरीर के छिद्रों और सिर का स्पर्श करे; फिर क्रमपूर्वक संध्या-उपासना करे। इसके बाद केशों को शुद्ध करके दन्तधावन करे और दर्पण में अपना दर्शन भी करे।
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FAQs
The verse links outer cleanliness and ordered routine with inner discipline: ritual life begins with śauca (purity) and proceeds by krama (proper sequence), implying that spiritual practice is stabilized by daily self-regulation.
This passage is best classified under ācāra/dharma instruction rather than the five classic markers (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). In a database, it can be tagged as a dharma-śāstra-like layer embedded within the Purāṇa.
Touching the head and bodily openings suggests guarding the senses and orienting the self toward sacred order; Sandhyā marks the junction of time (saṃdhi), symbolically aligning human routine with cosmic rhythm.