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
ຖ້າໃນຂະນະເຄື່ອນໄຫວເກືອບກັບອາຫານແລະນ້ຳດື່ມ ມືຂອງຄົນເກີດເປື້ອນເນື່ອງຈາກສຳຜັດສິ່ງບໍ່ບໍລິສຸດ ໃຫ້ວາງສິ່ງນັ້ນລົງພື້ນ ເຮັດອາຈະມະນະ (ຈິບນ້ຳພິທີເພື່ອຊຳລະ) ແລ້ວຈຶ່ງປະພອຍນ້ຳບໍລິສຸດໃສ່ສິ່ງນັ້ນ।
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.