Shloka 75
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
शिरः स्नातश्च कुर्वोत दैवं पैत्र्यमथापि वा ।
प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि श्मश्रुकर्म च कारयेत् ॥
śiraḥ snātaś ca kurvota daivaṃ paitryam athāpi vā | prāṅmukhodaṅmukho vāpi śmaśrukarma ca kārayet ||
കുളികഴിഞ്ഞ് ദേവന്മാർക്കും പിതൃക്കൾക്കും വേണ്ടിയുള്ള കര്മ്മങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യുക. കിഴക്കോട്ടോ വടക്കോട്ടോ അഭിമുഖമായി നിന്ന് ക്ഷൗരം ചെയ്യുക.
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FAQs
Ritual action is integrated with bodily discipline: full bathing and orderly grooming are treated as supports for clarity, respect, and readiness for sacred duties.
Ācāra guidance; not a core pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit.
Facing east/north aligns with symbolic directions of illumination and auspicious ascent; grooming after purification reflects ‘removing excess’—a metaphor for trimming impurities before worship.