SB 11.17.24 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.24

स्‍नानभोजनहोमेषु जपोच्चारे च वाग्यत: । न च्छिन्द्यान्नखरोमाणि कक्षोपस्थगतान्यपि ॥ २४ ॥

snāna-bhojana-homeṣu

[snaana-bhojana-homeshu]

japoccāre ca vāg-yataḥ

[japochchaare cha vaag-yatah]

na cchindyān nakha-romāṇi

[na chchindyaan nakha-romaani]

kakṣopastha-gatāny api

[kakshopastha-gataany api]

Word-for-word

snāna — while bathing bhojana — while eating homeṣu — and while attending sacrificial performances japa — while chanting mantras to oneself uccāre — while passing stool or urine ca — also vāk-yataḥ — remaining silent na — not chindyāt — should cut nakha — the nails romāṇi — or hairs kakṣa — in the armpits upastha — pubic gatāni — including api — even.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

snāna-bhojana-homeṣu

snāna

while bathing

bhojana

while eating

homeṣu

and while attending sacrificial performances

japoccāre ca vāg-yataḥ

japa

while chanting mantras to oneself

uccāre

while passing stool or urine

also

vāk-yataḥ

remaining silent

na cchindyān nakha-romāṇi

not

chindyāt

should cut

nakha

the nails

romāṇi

or hairs

kakṣopastha-gatāny api

kakṣa

in the armpits

upastha

pubic

gatāni

including

api

even.

A brahmacārī should always remain silent while bathing, eating, attending sacrificial performances, chanting japa or passing stool and urine. He should not cut his nails and hair, including the armpit and pubic hair.

Purport

Nārada Muni gives a similar technical description of Vedic brahmacārī life in Canto Seven, Chapter Twelve, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Personal Guidance

Stay silent while bathing, eating, at sacrifice, in japa, and while passing waste; don't cut hair or nails. The disciplines are exact and demanding.

Reflection Questions

Where could conscious silence enter my own daily activities?
What might silence reveal that speech now drowns out?

📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io