Shloka 65
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
आचामेत् पुत्र ! पुण्याभिः प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखोऽपि वा ।
अन्तर्जलादावसथाद्वल्मीकान्मूषिकस्थलात् ॥
ācāmet putra puṇyābhiḥ prāṅmukhodaṅmukho 'pi vā | antarjalād āvasathād valmīkān mūṣikasthalāt ||
Ó filho, deve-se realizar o ācamana com água pura, voltado para o leste—ou também para o norte. Deve-se evitar água de locais fechados ou estagnados, de habitações, de formigueiros e de lugares de ratos.
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FAQs
Purity includes orientation and source-control: choosing clean water and auspicious direction reflects intentionality in small acts, believed to shape character and ritual eligibility.
Ancillary dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Facing east/north aligns with symbolic ‘light’ and ‘uttara’ (higher) movement; rejecting contaminated sources signals guarding the subtle body from tamasic influences.