The Duties of the House Holder^ Rules of Good Conduct - Verse 88
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 16 · Verse 88
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Sanskrit Original
नैको ऽध्वानं प्रपद्येत नाधार्मिकजनैः सह। न व्याधिदूषितैर्वापि न शूद्रैः पतितेन वा।।
naiko 'dhvānaṃ prapadyeta nādhārmikajanaiḥ saha| na vyādhidūṣitairvāpi na śūdraiḥ patitena vā||
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One should not kindle the fire by generating the wind with a wing, a winnowing basket or the hand. He should blow the air with his mouth and kindle the fire. (It is said in the Vedas) that Agni was born of his mouth.