Shloka 60
Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas
मृत्तिका च समुद्दिष्टा त्वार्द्रामलकमात्रिका / गोमयस्य प्रमाणं तत् तेनाङ्गं लेपयेत् ततः
mṛttikā ca samuddiṣṭā tvārdrāmalakamātrikā / gomayasya pramāṇaṃ tat tenāṅgaṃ lepayet tataḥ
Tanah liat juga telah ditetapkan—sebanyak ukuran sebiji āmalaka (gooseberry India) yang lembap. Ukuran tahi lembu juga sama; dengan sukatan itu, kemudian sapukan pada tubuh.
Narrator (Purāṇic instruction in a dharma/śauca section; traditionally transmitted by Vyāsa/Sūta in the frame narrative)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by prescribing external śauca (cleanliness), it supports the broader purāṇic principle that bodily and ritual purity steadies the mind, which is a prerequisite for inward inquiry into the ātman.
It highlights a preparatory discipline (bahya-śauca): measured use of clay and gomaya for bodily purification, a supporting limb for higher practice—helping cultivate sattva, steadiness, and eligibility for mantra, worship, and meditative yoga taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
Not explicitly; however, the shared dharma of purification functions across Shaiva and Vaishnava observance in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis—external śauca is presented as a universal foundation for devotion and yoga regardless of sectarian form.