Athri:- The
mouth gets stale everyday,
hence dirty. Teeth should be
brushed using the prescribed
wooden sticks. Mouth and teeth
get clean then.
oidrí
kd<bí kr<j> krjStwa ,
Çaisin ve[u> p&WvI c
jMbUinR<bStwEvc ApamagRí ibLví
AkRíaedMbrStwa @te àzSta>
kiwta> dNtxavnkmRi[ .
The
best sticks for the toothbrush
come from rosewood, kadamba, pungu,
charadai, kla, bamboo, ven
mantharai, naval, neem, nayuruvi, bilva,
erukku, and fig. The trees
to be avoided are ashvaththa,
purasu, and shimsupa. Some
sages disapprove of bilva.
7. õanivix> Rules
for Taking Bath
Vyas>-
àat>kale tu s<àaÝe
k«TvacavZyk< bux> ,
õayaÚdI;u zuÏasu zaEc<
k«Tva ywaivix .
Vyasa:-
Get up early in the
morning, do the necessary cleaning
of body, brush the teeth,
and then take bath in
great rivers methodically.
õanmUla>
i³ya> svaR> ïuitSm&Tyuidtan&[am!
,
AõatStu
pumaÚahR> jphaemaidkmRsu .
According
to vedas and smritis, religious
activities should be done only
after taking bath. Otherwise
one is not fit for doing any
karma.
àatmRXyaûyae>
õan< vanàSwg&hSwyae> ,
yteiô;v[<
õan< sk«½ äücair[am!
.
Both householders
and vanaprasthas should take
bath both in the morning
and at noon. The sanyasi
should take bath three times-
morning, noon, and evening. The
bramachari should take bath
only once in the morning.
svˆRipva
sk«t! k…yuR> AzaE caedk<
ivna ,
samXyˆRcaMbu
sdœ-ave ywa zaô<ih tdœ
-vet! .
Svan<
c svRv[aRna< kayR< zaEcpurSsrm!
.
Bath can
be taken only once, if
a person is sick. When
there is not enough water,
then also, bath can be
taken only once. But when
a person is well and
there is enough water,
one should not remain unbathed
out of laziness. This is
a common rule for all
varnas.
s<kLp>
sUpQn< majRn< ca"m;R[m!
,
devta
tpR[< ceit õan< p<ca¼muCyte
.
A bath has
five parts- sankalpam that
he is going to take
bath, saying varuna prayer
to God of waters, sprinkling
water on oneself along
with manthras, saying agamarshanam
prayer, and doing tharpanam
to deities.
SkNd>-
%dyat!àakœ ctöStu
naifka Aé[aedy> ,
tÇ õan< àz<siNt
sih pu{ytm> Sm&t> .
Skanda:- Four
nazhigais [96 minutes] before
sunrise is Arunodaya time.
Bathing during that time
is commendable.