Shloka 30
Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions
प्रचरंश्चान्नपानेषु द्रव्यहस्तो भवेन्नरः / भूमौ निक्षिप्य तद् द्रव्यमाचम्याभ्युक्षयेत् तु तत्
pracaraṃścānnapāneṣu dravyahasto bhavennaraḥ / bhūmau nikṣipya tad dravyamācamyābhyukṣayet tu tat
ಅನ್ನಪಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವಾಗ ನರನ ಕೈ ಅಶುದ್ಧವಾದರೆ, ಆ ದ್ರವ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೆಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ಇಟ್ಟು ಆಚಮನ ಮಾಡಿ ನಂತರ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಜಲವನ್ನು ಛಿಟಕಿಸಿ ಶುದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಬೇಕು।
Traditional narration (dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes śauca (purity) and disciplined conduct, which in Kurma Purana-style dharma functions as a preparatory refinement of body and mind for higher knowledge of the Self.
Ācamana and sprinkling (prokṣaṇa/abhyukṣaṇa) are purificatory acts that support inner steadiness (sattva-śuddhi). In the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic frame, such śauca disciplines are foundational supports for mantra, worship, and meditative practice.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it contributes to the shared dharma framework honored across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis in the Purana, where purity and right conduct underpin worship of Īśvara in either form.