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
ដើម្បីសេចក្តីបរិសុទ្ធ មុនគេគួរលាងសម្អាតដោយទឹក និងដោយដីឥដ្ឋ ចំនួនម្ភៃដង៖ មួយដងលើអង្គលិង្គ ប្រាំដងលើរន្ធគូថ និងដប់ដងលើដៃឆ្វេង។
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.