Shloka 31
Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions
तैजसं वै समादाय यद्युच्छिष्टो भवेद् द्विजः / भूमौ निक्षिप्य तद् द्रव्यमाचम्याभ्युक्षयेत् तु तत्
taijasaṃ vai samādāya yadyucchiṣṭo bhaved dvijaḥ / bhūmau nikṣipya tad dravyamācamyābhyukṣayet tu tat
ద్విజుడు ఉచ్ఛిష్టస్పర్శతో అశుద్ధుడైతే, అగ్ని (లేదా అగ్నిశలాక) తీసుకొని ఆ ద్రవ్యాన్ని నేలపై ఉంచి ఆచమనం చేసి, తరువాత దానిపై జలం చల్లవలెను।
Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions of the Kūrma Purāṇa to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes śauca (purity) as a prerequisite discipline—outer order supporting inner clarity—by which a seeker becomes fit for higher knowledge of Ātman taught elsewhere in the Kūrma Purāṇa.
Not a meditation technique, but a yogic support-practice: ācamana and purification after ucchiṣṭa-doṣa. Such niyama-like observances stabilize daily conduct, which the text links to eligibility for mantra, worship, and higher yogic instruction.
It does so implicitly through shared dharma: the same purity disciplines are upheld across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava worship frameworks in the Kūrma Purāṇa, supporting its synthetic approach where right conduct prepares one for devotion and yoga regardless of sectarian form.