[1] This blessing represents the cleanliness of one's hands following ritual defilement.
[1] The Birkot hashachar includes some blessings pertaining to Torah study.
One of the blessings is identical to the one that is recited by a person called for an aliyah.
Since one is required to fulfill a mitzvah immediately after reciting a blessing on that mitzvah without interruption, some verses from the oral and written Torah are recited immediately following this blessing.
In the Eastern Ashkenazic rite, verses including Numbers 6:24-26 (known as the Priestly Blessing), the Mishnah Peah 1:1, and Talmud Shabbat 127a are recited;[1] in the Western Ashkenazic rite, the "korbanot" section is recited immediately.