Shiva Purana

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जलाग्निब्राह्मणादीनां देवानां नाभिमुख्यतः । लिंगं पिधाय वामेन मुखमन्येन पाणिना ११ ।

sanskrit

He must never sit in front of water, fire, a brahmin or the idol of any god. He must screen the penis with the left hand and the mouth with the right.

english translation

jalAgnibrAhmaNAdInAM devAnAM nAbhimukhyataH | liMgaM pidhAya vAmena mukhamanyena pANinA 11 |

hk transliteration

मलमुत्सृज्य चोत्थाय न पश्येच्चैव तन्मलम् । उद्धृतेन जलेनैव शौचं कुर्याज्जलाद्बहिः १२ ।

sanskrit

After evacuating the bowels, the faeces should not be looked at. Water drawn out in a vessel should be used for cleaning (i.e. no one should sit inside the tank or river-water for cleaning purpose).

english translation

malamutsRjya cotthAya na pazyeccaiva tanmalam | uddhRtena jalenaiva zaucaM kuryAjjalAdbahiH 12 |

hk transliteration

जलाग्निब्राह्मणादीनां देवानां नाभिमुख्यतः । लिंगं पिधाय वामेन मुखमन्येन पाणिना ११ ।

sanskrit

Any way no one shall enter the holy tanks and rivers dedicated to deities, manes etc. and frequented by the sages. The rectum must be cleaned with mud seven, five or three times.

english translation

jalAgnibrAhmaNAdInAM devAnAM nAbhimukhyataH | liMgaM pidhAya vAmena mukhamanyena pANinA 11 |

hk transliteration

लिंगे कर्कोटमात्रं तु गुदे प्रसृतिरिष्यते । तत उत्थाय पद्धस्तशौचं गण्डूषमष्टकम् १४ ।

sanskrit

The penis must be cleaned with mud as large as a cucumber fruit and the quantity of mud for the purification of the rectum shall be Prasṛti (half a handful). After the purification of the excretory organs, hands and feet must be washed and gargling shall be done for eight times.

english translation

liMge karkoTamAtraM tu gude prasRtiriSyate | tata utthAya paddhastazaucaM gaNDUSamaSTakam 14 |

hk transliteration

येन केन च पत्रेण काष्ठेन च जलाद्बहिः । कार्यं संत्यज्य तर्ज्जनीं दंतधावनमीरितम् १५ ।

sanskrit

For gargling, the water can be taken in any vessel or a wooden cup; but water shall be spit outside (not in the river or tank). Washing of the teeth with any leaf or twig must be without using the index finger and outside the water.

english translation

yena kena ca patreNa kASThena ca jalAdbahiH | kAryaM saMtyajya tarjjanIM daMtadhAvanamIritam 15 |

hk transliteration