Shloka 117
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
अंगुष्ठदेशिनीभ्यां च नासां च तदनंतरम् । अंगुष्ठानामिकाभ्यां च चक्षुषी समुपस्पृशेत्
aṃguṣṭhadeśinībhyāṃ ca nāsāṃ ca tadanaṃtaram | aṃguṣṭhānāmikābhyāṃ ca cakṣuṣī samupaspṛśet
ต่อจากนั้น พึงใช้นิ้วหัวแม่มือกับนิ้วชี้แตะที่รูจมูกทั้งสอง แล้วทันทีถัดมา พึงใช้นิ้วหัวแม่มือกับนิ้วนางแตะดวงตาทั้งสองอย่างอ่อนโยน
Unspecified (instructional passage; speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अंगुष्ठदेशिनीभ्यां = अङ्गुष्ठदेशिनीभ्याम् (अनुस्वार/निग्रह-लिप्यन्तरभेद); तदनंतरम् = तत् + अनन्तरम्; अंगुष्ठानामिकाभ्यां = अङ्गुष्ठानामिकाभ्याम्.
FAQs
It gives a bodily purification sequence: touching the nostrils with thumb and index finger, then touching both eyes with thumb and ring finger, as part of a prescribed rite.
Purāṇic and smārta ritual manuals often prescribe specific finger combinations for particular touches during purification (ācāmana/nyāsa-like steps), emphasizing precision and discipline in practice.
The verse underscores mindfulness and careful observance: spiritual life is supported by attentiveness, cleanliness, and disciplined execution of one’s duties and rites.