Shloka 10
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
ततश्चापि शुचौ देशे मलमूत्रं परित्यजेत् । दक्षिणाभिमुखो रात्रौ दिवा कुर्यादुदङ्मुखः
tataścāpi śucau deśe malamūtraṃ parityajet | dakṣiṇābhimukho rātrau divā kuryādudaṅmukhaḥ
ततः शुचौ देशे मलमूत्रं परित्यजेत्—रात्रौ दक्षिणाभिमुखः, दिवा तूदङ्मुखः।
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ततश्चापि = ततः + च + अपि; कुर्यादुदङ्मुखः = कुर्यात् + उदङ्मुखः.
FAQs
It instructs that one should relieve oneself only in a clean place and specifies traditional directional etiquette: facing south at night and north during the day.
In this excerpt, the focus is practical dharma (ācāra/śauca) rather than explicit devotion; it supports spiritual life indirectly by emphasizing purity and disciplined conduct.
Personal responsibility and respect for cleanliness—maintaining bodily and environmental purity as part of righteous daily living.