Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 41, Shloka 4
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
चक्षुः पूतं न्यसेत्पादं वस्त्रपूतं जलं पिबेत् । सत्यपूतां वदेद्वाणीं बुद्धिपूतञ्च चिन्तयेत् ॥
cakṣuḥ pūtaṃ nyaset pādaṃ vastrapūtaṃ jalaṃ pibet | satyapūtāṃ vaded vāṇīṃ buddhipūtañ ca cintayet ||
ਉਹ ਓਥੇ ਹੀ ਪੈਰ ਰੱਖੇ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਨੇ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ‘ਸ਼ੁੱਧ’ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੋਵੇ; ਕਪੜੇ ਨਾਲ ਛਾਣਿਆ ਪਾਣੀ ਪੀਵੇ; ਸੱਚ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਬੋਲ ਬੋਲੇ; ਅਤੇ ਵਿਵੇਕ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰੇ।
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FAQs
Purity is operationalized across body, speech, and mind: careful stepping prevents harm, filtered water supports cleanliness, truthful speech restrains deceit, and discernment-guided thought prevents delusion.
Ācāra/dharma teaching embedded in Purāṇic dialogue; not directly pañcalakṣaṇa.
The four ‘purifications’ map to karma-doors: action (pāda), intake (jala), speech (vāṇī), and cognition (cintā). Yoga advances when all four channels are refined.