Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, 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
အစားအစာနှင့် သောက်ရေကိစ္စများကြောင့် သွားလာနေစဉ် လူ၏လက်သည် မသန့်သောအရာနှင့် ထိတွေ့၍ အညစ်အကြေးကပ်လာလျှင် ထိုအရာကို မြေပေါ်ချ၍ အာစမန (သန့်စင်ရန် ရေကို အခမ်းအနားဖြင့် သောက်ခြင်း) ပြုကာ ထို့နောက် သန့်ရေဖြင့် ထိုအရာကို ပက်ဖျန်းသန့်စင်ရမည်။
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.