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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.18.3

केशरोमनखश्मश्रुमलानि बिभृयाद् दत: । न धावेदप्सु मज्जेत त्रिकालं स्थण्डिलेशय: ॥ ३ ॥
keśa-roma-nakha-śmaśru-
[kesha-roma-nakha-shmashru-]
malāni bibhṛyād dataḥ
[malaani bibhriyaad datah]
na dhāved apsu majjeta
[na dhaaved apsu majjeta]
tri kālaṁ sthaṇḍile-śayaḥ
[tri kaalam sthandile-shayah]
Word-for-word
keśa — hair on the head roma — bodily hair nakha — fingernails and toenails śmaśru — facial hair malāni — bodily waste products bibhṛyāt — one should tolerate dataḥ — the teeth na dhāvet — should not clean apsu — in water majjeta — should bathe tri-kālam — three times a day sthaṇḍile — on the earth śayaḥ — lying down.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
keśa-roma-nakha-śmaśru-
keśa
hair on the head
roma
bodily hair
nakha
fingernails and toenails
śmaśru
facial hair
malāni bibhṛyād dataḥ
malāni
bodily waste products
bibhṛyāt
one should tolerate
dataḥ
the teeth
na dhāved apsu majjeta
na dhāvet
should not clean
apsu
in water
majjeta
should bathe
tri kālaṁ sthaṇḍile-śayaḥ
tri-kālam
three times a day
sthaṇḍile
on the earth
śayaḥ
lying down.
The vānaprastha should not groom the hair on his head, body or face, should not manicure his nails, should not pass stool and urine at irregular times and should not make a special endeavor for dental hygiene. He should be content to take bath in water three times daily and should sleep on the ground.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The vānaprastha should not cut the hair on his head, body or face, should not manicure his nails, should not pass stool and urine at irregular times, and should not clean his teeth. He should bathe in water three times daily and should sleep on the ground. He should not clean his teeth. Three times a day he should submerge himself in water like a pestle (dunking and not scrubbing).
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Don't groom hair or nails, take baths three times daily, sleep on the ground — clean but unstyled. Bodily care continues but ornamentation ends.
Reflection Questions
  • How much of my daily grooming serves health vs. self-image?
  • What would shifting that ratio do?
📝 My note

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