Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
कनिष्ठाग्रसमं स्थौल्ये विप्रः खादेद्दशांगुलम् । नवांगुलं क्षत्रियश्च वैश्यश्चाष्टांगुलोन्मितम् ॥ २६ ॥
kaniṣṭhāgrasamaṃ sthaulye vipraḥ khādeddaśāṃgulam | navāṃgulaṃ kṣatriyaśca vaiśyaścāṣṭāṃgulonmitam || 26 ||
ਕਨਿੱਠੀ (ਛੋਟੀ ਉਂਗਲ) ਦੀ ਚੌੜਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਪ ਮੰਨ ਕੇ ਭੋਜਨ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਨਾਪੀਏ ਤਾਂ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਨੂੰ ਦਸ ਅੰਗੁਲ, ਖ਼ਤਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਨੌਂ ਅੰਗੁਲ ਅਤੇ ਵੈਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਠ ਅੰਗੁਲ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣ ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
Narada (teaching in a Dharma/ācāra instruction sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It teaches restraint (niyama) through regulated eating, presenting self-control as a dharmic support for clarity of mind and steadiness in religious practice.
By emphasizing disciplined daily conduct, it supports bhakti indirectly: a regulated body and senses make japa, pūjā, and remembrance of the Lord easier and more consistent.
A practical measurement principle using aṅgula (finger-breadth) appears—an applied, technical way of standardizing practice, akin to the precision valued in śikṣā and kalpa-style ritual discipline.