Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.25
रेतो नावकिरेज्जातु ब्रह्मव्रतधर: स्वयम् ।
अवकीर्णेऽवगाह्याप्सु यतासुस्त्रिपदां जपेत् ॥ २५ ॥
reto nāvakirej jātu
[reto naavakirej jaatu]
brahma-vrata-dharaḥ svayam
[brahma-vrata-dharah svayam]
avakīrṇe ’vagāhyāpsu
[avakeerne ’vagaahyaapsu]
yatāsus tri-padāṁ japet
[yataasus tri-padaam japet]
Word-for-word
retaḥ
—
semen
na
—
not
avakiret
—
should spill out
jātu
—
ever
brahma-vrata-dharaḥ
—
one who is maintaining the vow of celibacy, or brahmacarya
svayam
—
by itself
avakīrṇe
—
having flowed out
avagāhya
—
bathing
apsu
—
in water
yata-asuḥ
—
controlling the breathing by prāṇāyāma
tri-padām
—
the Gāyatrī mantra
japet
—
he should chant.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
reto nāvakirej jātu
retaḥ
semen
na
not
avakiret
should spill out
jātu
ever
brahma-vrata-dharaḥ svayam
brahma-vrata-dharaḥ
one who is maintaining the vow of celibacy, or brahmacarya
svayam
by itself
avakīrṇe ’vagāhyāpsu
avakīrṇe
having flowed out
avagāhya
bathing
apsu
in water
yatāsus tri-padāṁ japet
yata-asuḥ
controlling the breathing by prāṇāyāma
tri-padām
the Gāyatrī mantra
japet
he should chant.
One observing the vow of celibate brahmacārī life should never pass semen. If the semen by chance spills out by itself, the brahmacārī should immediately take bath in water, control his breath by prāṇāyāma and chant the Gāyatrī mantra.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
One observing the vow of celibate brahmacārī life should never pass semen. If the semen by chance spills out by itself, he should take bath in water, control his breath by prāṇāyāma and chant the Gāyatrī mantra.
He should not intentionally expel his semen. If it happens by chance, he should bathe and then do prāṇāyāma and chant the Gāyatrī mantra.
Personal Guidance
A brahmacārī should never pass semen; if it spills, he bathes, controls breath, and chants Gāyatrī. Failure is met with cleansing, not despair.
Reflection Questions
- When a vow slips, do I have a cleansing practice or only collapse into shame?
- What ritual repair could I build into my life?
My note
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