Shloka 89
गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः
भुक्त्वा सम्यग् अथाचम्य प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो ऽपि वा यथावत् पुनर् आचामेत् पाणी प्रक्षाल्य मूलतः
bhuktvā samyag athācamya prāṅmukhodaṅmukho 'pi vā yathāvat punar ācāmet pāṇī prakṣālya mūlataḥ
如法进食之后，当行阿遮摩那（ācamanā）。面向东方——或亦可面向北方——先将双手自根部彻底洗净，然后依仪再行阿遮摩那。
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Post-meal purification: ācamana with proper direction and washing of hands
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: After eating, one should perform ācamana properly, facing east or north, and wash the hands thoroughly from the base.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Maintain deliberate hygiene and a brief purification pause after meals; use it as a transition into prayer/meditation rather than rushing onward.
Vishishtadvaita: Ritual purity (śauca) is treated as a supportive limb of devotion, preparing the body-mind for remembrance of the Lord who is served through all acts.
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse treats post-meal ācamana as a mandatory act of purification—resetting bodily and ritual cleanliness so one may return to disciplined, dharmic life and worship.
He specifies east-facing as standard, with north-facing as an allowed alternative, indicating that correct direction is part of the prescribed order (yathāvat) of daily rites.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s dharma-ācāra instructions function as preparatory discipline—purity and order that support Vishnu-centered devotion and the maintenance of cosmic and social harmony.