Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
मुखशुद्धिर्विधीयेत तृणपत्रसमन्वितैः । करेणादाय वामेन संचर्वेद्वामदंष्ट्रया ॥ २८ ॥
mukhaśuddhirvidhīyeta tṛṇapatrasamanvitaiḥ | kareṇādāya vāmena saṃcarvedvāmadaṃṣṭrayā || 28 ||
മുഖശുദ്ധിക്കായി തൃണം-പത്രങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയ കുശാദികളെ ഇടങ്കയ്യിൽ പിടിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് ഇടത് ദന്തഭാഗംകൊണ്ട് മൃദുവായി ഉരച്ച് വായ് ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കണം.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames physical cleanliness (especially mouth-purification) as a dharmic prerequisite for sacred acts like japa, study, and worship—outer purity supporting inner discipline.
While not directly teaching bhakti doctrines, it supports Vishnu-bhakti practice by prescribing preparatory purity—cleanliness before prayer, mantra, and pūjā.
It reflects śikṣā/ācāra-oriented ritual procedure—practical rules of purification used as preliminaries to Vedic recitation and religious observance.