Shloka 86

Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method

Devanagari script

गुरूणां च नमस्कारं नित्यमेव समाचरेत् । हस्तपादे मुखे चैव पंचार्द्रो भोजनं चरेत्

Transliteration

gurūṇāṃ ca namaskāraṃ nityameva samācaret | hastapāde mukhe caiva paṃcārdro bhojanaṃ caret

Translation

Deve-se praticar sempre, diariamente, a saudação aos mestres. E deve-se alimentar somente após lavar as mãos, os pés e a boca.

Word by Word

गुरूणाम्of the teachers/elders

चand

नमस्कारम्salutation

नित्यम्always

एवindeed

समाचरेत्should practice/perform

हस्तपादेon the hands and feet

मुखेon the face/mouth

चand

एवonly/indeed

पञ्चार्द्रः(one) having five parts moist (i.e., with proper moistness)

भोजनम्food/meal

चरेत्should partake/should eat (lit. should do)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narration/instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: नित्यमेव = नित्यम् + एव; मुखे चैव = मुखे + च + एव; पंचार्द्रो = पञ्चार्द्रः (visarga before voiced consonant lost in saṃhitā).

FAQs

What practice toward gurus is taught in this verse?

It instructs that one should offer namaskāra (reverent salutations) to one’s teachers regularly—ideally as a daily discipline.

What does the verse say about cleanliness before meals?

It emphasizes basic ritual hygiene: washing the hands and feet and cleansing the mouth before eating.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed here?

Respect for teachers and personal purity are presented as everyday expressions of dharma—humility in attitude and cleanliness in conduct.