Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
मुखशुद्धिर्विधीयेत तृणपत्रसमन्वितैः । करेणादाय वामेन संचर्वेद्वामदंष्ट्रया ॥ २८ ॥
mukhaśuddhirvidhīyeta tṛṇapatrasamanvitaiḥ | kareṇādāya vāmena saṃcarvedvāmadaṃṣṭrayā || 28 ||
मुखशुद्ध्यर्थं तृणपत्रसमन्वितैः कुशादिभिः शोधनं विधीयते। वामहस्तेन तान् गृहीत्वा वामदंष्ट्रया दन्तपङ्क्तिं मृदु घर्षयेत्॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames physical cleanliness (especially mouth-purification) as a dharmic prerequisite for sacred acts like japa, study, and worship—outer purity supporting inner discipline.
While not directly teaching bhakti doctrines, it supports Vishnu-bhakti practice by prescribing preparatory purity—cleanliness before prayer, mantra, and pūjā.
It reflects śikṣā/ācāra-oriented ritual procedure—practical rules of purification used as preliminaries to Vedic recitation and religious observance.