[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 16.17.20 # Skandapurana 16.17.20 Skandapurāṇa 16.17.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.17.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.20) mukhe paryuṣite nityaṃ bhavatyaprayato dvijaḥ .. tasmācchuṣkamathārdraṃ vā bhakṣayeddaṃtadhāvanam .. 7.1.17.20 .. > When the mouth is stale \[upon waking\], a twice-born becomes constantly impure; / therefore, one should chew a tooth-cleanser, whether dry or moist. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.19) - [Next: 16.17.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.21) - [Up: 16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.17.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.20) · Pramāṇa