SB 11.27.10
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eleventh Canto - Chapter 27: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 10
- pūrvaṁ snānaṁ prakurvīta
- dhauta-danto 'ṅga-śuddhaye
- ubhayair api ca snānaṁ
- mantrair mṛd-grahaṇādinā
SYNONYMS
pūrvam — first; snānam — bath; prakurvīta — one should perform; dhauta — having cleaned; dantaḥ — his teeth; aṅga — of the body; śuddhaye — for purification; ubhayaiḥ — with both kinds; api ca — also; snānam — bathing; mantraiḥ — with mantras; mṛt-grahaṇa-ādinā — by smearing with earth and so on.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
One should first purify his body by cleansing his teeth and bathing. Then one should perform a second cleansing by smearing the body with earth and chanting both Vedic and tantric mantras.