Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
वितस्तिमात्रमश्नीयाद्दीर्घं ह्रस्वं च वर्जयेत् । उदङ्मुखो वा प्राङ्मुखः सुखासीनोऽथ वाग्यतः
vitastimātramaśnīyāddīrghaṃ hrasvaṃ ca varjayet | udaṅmukho vā prāṅmukhaḥ sukhāsīno'tha vāgyataḥ
พึงใช้ไม้ขัดฟันยาวเพียงหนึ่งวิตัสติ (หนึ่งคืบ) เว้นเสียซึ่งที่ยาวเกินหรือสั้นเกิน แล้วนั่งให้สบาย หันหน้าไปทางทิศเหนือหรือทิศตะวันออก และสงบวาจาไว้
Skanda (deduced from instructional dharma tone within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at dawn in Prabhāsa sits on a clean mat facing east/north, holding a measured tooth-stick, silent and composed; the sea-breeze and tīrtha ambience suggest ritual readiness.
FAQs
Right method and mindful restraint (including direction and silence) elevate routine acts into disciplined dharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya includes prescriptions for purified daily living.
Use a span-length tooth-stick; sit comfortably; face north or east; keep silence while performing dantadhāvana.