Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
स्वश्रृगालप्लवङ्गाद्यैर्मानुषैश्च रतिं विना । स्पृष्टः स्त्रात्वा शुचिः सद्यो दिवा संध्यासु रात्रिषु ॥ २४ ॥
svaśrṛgālaplavaṅgādyairmānuṣaiśca ratiṃ vinā | spṛṣṭaḥ strātvā śuciḥ sadyo divā saṃdhyāsu rātriṣu || 24 ||
ခွေး၊ မြေခွေး၊ မျောက် စသည့်တိရစ္ဆာန်များ သို့မဟုတ် လူတစ်ဦးက (လိင်ဆိုင်ရာမဟုတ်ဘဲ) ထိတွေ့မိလျှင်၊ ရေချိုးပြီးနောက် ချက်ချင်း သန့်စင်လာသည်—နေ့ခင်းဖြစ်စေ၊ ဆန်ဓျာချိန်ဖြစ်စေ၊ ညဖြစ်စေ။
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames physical cleanliness (śauca) as a dharmic discipline: when impurity is incurred by touch, prompt bathing restores ritual fitness for japa, pūjā, and sandhyā practices.
Bhakti is supported by right conduct: maintaining purity through timely snāna helps a devotee remain eligible for daily worship and remembrance, preventing negligence in devotional duties.
Kalpa/ācāra (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse gives an operational rule—after such touch, snāna is the immediate expiation, applicable across day, sandhyā times, and night.