Having done this, one should perforin the adoration of the departed Manes and celestials, according to the ordinances of Vedas. Listen to me, O you of Kuru's race, as I tell you what purification is cleansing and beneficial for a Brahmana. Before beginning to eat and after finishing the meal, and in all deeds requiring purification, the Brahmana should rinse his mouth with water placed on the limb called the Brahmatirtha.
कुर्वीत पित्र्यं दैवं च वेददृष्टेन कर्मणा॥ ब्राह्मणार्थे च यच्छौचं तच्च मे शृणु कौरव। पवित्रं च हितं चैव भोजनाद्यंन्तयोस्तथा॥ सर्वशौचेषु ब्राह्मण तीर्थेन समुपस्पृशेत् निष्ठीव्य तु