Shloka 13
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
ततः समाचरेत्स्नानं यथाज्ञानेन यत्नतः । अंगं प्रक्षालयित्वा तु मृद्भिः संलेपयेत्ततः
tataḥ samācaretsnānaṃ yathājñānena yatnataḥ | aṃgaṃ prakṣālayitvā tu mṛdbhiḥ saṃlepayettataḥ
ततः यथाज्ञानेन यत्नतः स्नानं समाचरेत्; अङ्गं प्रक्षालयित्वा मृद्भिः ततः संलेपयेत्।
Unspecified (narrative instruction within the chapter context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: river
Sandhi Resolution Notes: समाचरेत्स्नानम् = समाचरेत् + स्नानम् (त् + स् → त्स्). संलेपयेत्ततः = संलेपयेत् + ततः (त् + त् → त्त).
FAQs
It outlines a basic purification sequence: bathe carefully, wash the body thoroughly, and apply cleansing earth (clay) as part of ritual cleanliness (śauca).
In dharma-śāstra and purāṇic practice, clean earth is a traditional purifier used to remove impurity and support bodily and ritual cleanliness.
It emphasizes conscientiousness and sincerity in practice—performing purification carefully and appropriately, according to one’s understanding and capacity.