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What is that sloka which says Tirthas reside in our right ear?
It is said that when we excrete then our whole body becomes impure but even then our right ear remains pure.
The reason for this is that all holy pilgrimages and rivers (like Ganga etc) reside there.
That is the reason we touch our right ear 3 times after doing pranayama.
I'm looking for that sloka.
There are some Shloka found in Parashar Smriti, 12th Chapter source1 source2 source3 source4.
प्रभासादीनि तीर्थानि गंगाद्या सरितस्तथा।
विप्रस्य दक्षिणे कर्णे वसन्ति मनुरब्रवीत॥
According to Manu Prabhas and other teerthas, Ganga and other rivers reside in Brahmana's right ear.
अग्निरापश्च वेदाश्च सोमः सूर्योऽनिलस्तथा।
सर्वे देवास्तु विप्रस्य कर्णे तिष्ठन्ति दक्षिणें॥
Fire, water, the gods, the moon, the sun, and the wind, all dwell in the right ear of a Brahman.
There also another Shloka that ia said to be from Parashar Smriti source1 source2.
आदित्यावसवो रुद्रा वायुरग्निश्व धर्मराट्।
विप्रस्य दक्षिणे कर्णे नित्यं निष्ठन्ति देवताः॥
Aditya, Vasu, Rudra, Vayu, Agni, Dharma gods reside in Brahmana's right ear.
