Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
मुखशुद्धिर्विधीयेत तृणपत्रसमन्वितैः । करेणादाय वामेन संचर्वेद्वामदंष्ट्रया ॥ २८ ॥
mukhaśuddhirvidhīyeta tṛṇapatrasamanvitaiḥ | kareṇādāya vāmena saṃcarvedvāmadaṃṣṭrayā || 28 ||
منہ کی پاکیزگی کے لیے گھاس کی تیلیاں اور پتے ساتھ لے کر انہیں بائیں ہاتھ میں پکڑے۔ پھر بائیں جانب کے دانتوں سے نرمی سے رگڑ کر منہ کو پاک کرے۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames physical cleanliness (especially mouth-purification) as a dharmic prerequisite for sacred acts like japa, study, and worship—outer purity supporting inner discipline.
While not directly teaching bhakti doctrines, it supports Vishnu-bhakti practice by prescribing preparatory purity—cleanliness before prayer, mantra, and pūjā.
It reflects śikṣā/ācāra-oriented ritual procedure—practical rules of purification used as preliminaries to Vedic recitation and religious observance.