On the back of the little finger, it is said, is situate the Devatirtha. The intervening space between the thumb and the forefinger, Bharata, should be used for performing the Pitri rites, after touching water according to the ordinance. One should never vilify other people. Nor should one ever utter anything that is disagreeable.
कनिष्ठिकायाः पश्चात् तु देवतीर्थमिहोच्यते॥ अङ्गुष्ठस्य च यन्मध्यं प्रदेशिन्याश्च भारत। तेन पित्र्याणि कुर्वीत स्पृष्ट्वापो न्यायतः सदा॥ परापवादं न ब्रूयानाप्रियं च कदाचन।