Shloka 116
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
एकवस्त्रपिधानश्च आचांतो नैव शुध्यति । मध्यमाभिर्मुखं पूर्वं तिसृभिः समुपस्पृशेत्
ekavastrapidhānaśca ācāṃto naiva śudhyati | madhyamābhirmukhaṃ pūrvaṃ tisṛbhiḥ samupaspṛśet
एकवस्त्रपिधानो यः स आचमन् न शुध्यति। मध्यमाभ्यां मुखं पूर्वं ततोऽन्यैस्तिसृभिः स्पृशेत्॥
Unspecified (contextual dharma-vidhi instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकवस्त्रपिधानश्च = एकवस्त्रपिधानः + च; नैव = न + एव; मध्यमाभिर्मुखम् = मध्यमाभिः + मुखम्.
FAQs
It gives a rule of śauca (ritual purity) concerning ācamana, the purificatory sipping/touching of water performed before worship or Vedic acts.
Ācamana is performed with specific finger usage and contact with the mouth area; the verse stresses correct procedure (touching/sipping in the prescribed way) as essential for purification.
Purity is not only intention but also disciplined method—careful adherence to prescribed conduct (vidhi) is presented as part of religious responsibility.