Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
तलेनोरःस्थलं चैव अंगुल्यग्रैः शिरः स्पृशेत् । तलेन चांगुलाग्रैर्वा स्पृशेदंसौ विचक्षणः ॥ २२ ॥
talenoraḥsthalaṃ caiva aṃgulyagraiḥ śiraḥ spṛśet | talena cāṃgulāgrairvā spṛśedaṃsau vicakṣaṇaḥ || 22 ||
လက်ဖဝါးဖြင့် ရင်ဘတ်အလယ်ပိုင်းကို ထိပြီး လက်ချောင်းထိပ်များဖြင့် ခေါင်းကို ထိရမည်။ သို့မဟုတ် ပညာရှိသူသည် လက်ဖဝါးနှင့် လက်ချောင်းထိပ်တို့ဖြင့် ပခုံးနှစ်ဖက်ကို ထိရမည်။
Narada (in an instructional/technical passage on conduct and regulated practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, mindful conduct—showing that even small physical actions should be regulated by dharma and performed with discernment rather than impulse.
By training external behavior and self-control, it supports the inner purity (śauca, saṃyama) that stabilizes devotional practice, making worship and service more attentive and respectful.
It aligns with Shiksha-type practical discipline—codified rules of correct practice and etiquette that accompany learning, recitation, and regulated conduct.