Shloka 19
Procedure of Ācamana and Rules of Ritual Purity (Śauca)
तदेव सौमिकं तीर्थमेतज्ज्ञात्वा न मुह्यति । ब्राह्मेणैव तु तीर्थेन द्विजो नित्यमुपस्पृशेत्
tadeva saumikaṃ tīrthametajjñātvā na muhyati | brāhmeṇaiva tu tīrthena dvijo nityamupaspṛśet
तदेव सौमिकं तीर्थं; एतज्ज्ञात्वा न मुह्यति। ब्राह्मेणैव तु तीर्थेन द्विजो नित्यमुपस्पृशेत्॥
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tadeva = tat + eva; tīrthametajjñātvā = tīrtham + etat + jñātvā; brāhmeṇaiva = brāhmeṇa + eva; nityamupaspṛśet = nityam + upaspṛśet
FAQs
It highlights a specific tīrtha (Saumika) as a source of clarity—proper knowledge of a tīrtha’s status and method prevents confusion or delusion in practice.
It indicates performing purification/ācamana with the prescribed ‘Brahma-tīrtha’ method or at a Brahma-associated sacred point, emphasizing a correct, authoritative ritual procedure.
Regular discipline (nityam) and correct understanding (jñātvā) should guide religious practice, rather than uncertainty or improvisation.